Background

Saunders, John was born on October 13, 1947 in Singapore. Son of John Henry McQuillan and Elizabeth (Keen) Saunders.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Newcastle U., 1969;

Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1974.

Career

Experimental officer, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, England, 1969-1971;

senior chemist, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, England, 1974-1982;

section leader, G.D. Searle, High Wycombe, England, 1982-1984;

from section leader to associate director, MerckSharpe and Dohme, Harlow, England, 1984-1989;

head of department, Glaxo Group Research, Greenford, England, since 1989.

Achievements

• John Saunders has been listed as a noteworthy Medicinal chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor-in-chief Drug Design and Discovery Journal, since 1991. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Chemistry. Member American Chemical Society (medicinal chemistrydiv.).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, golf, walking, tennis.

Connections

Married Marion Jennings, November 7, 1970. Children: Daniel John, Benjamin Henry, Thomas Dylan.

Father:

John Henry McQuillan Saunders

Mother:

Elizabeth (Keen) Saunders

Spouse:

Marion Jennings

child:

Thomas Dylan Saunders

child:

Daniel John Saunders

child:

Benjamin Henry Saunders