Richard Hewer

Head of In Vitro Pharmacology @ Cerevance

About

Experienced Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. An In Vitro Pharmacologist and Cell Biologist experienced in working in a range of therapeutic areas including Neuroscience, Metabolism and Cardiovascular. I've led preclinical projects, directed and developed a team of in vitro pharmacologists, outsourced and managed high throughput screens and bespoke mechanistic pharmacology, and interfaced with expert consultants. I'm keenly interested in the many facets of science and drug discovery and love contributing my expertise to progress complex projects, particularly when interacting with like-minded individuals across the drug discovery disciplines.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Greater Cambridge Area

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Western Blotting, Cell Biology, Protein Expression, Cell Culture, Confocal Microscopy, Molecular Cloning, Protein Purification, Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Immunohistochemistry, Transfection, PCR, Tissue Culture, Protein Chemistry, Immunoprecipitation, qPCR, Flow Cytometry, Cell

Experience

Head of In Vitro Pharmacology

Cerevance

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Principal Scientist

Cerevance

2022-1 - 2025-3 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Senior Scientist

Cerevance

2018-12 - 2021-12 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Research Scientist

Cerevance

2016-12 - 2018-12 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Cambridge, United Kingdom

In vitro pharmacology and project leadership in the CNS area.

Research Scientist

Takeda Cambridge

2013-12 - 2016-11 · 3 yrs

Cambridge, United Kingdom

In vitro drug discovery, target validation and assay development in metabolism, cardiovascular and CNS therapeutic areas.

Research Officer

University of Bath

2012-7 - 2013-11 · 1 yr 5 mos

Bath, United Kingdom

Investigations into the role of the RabGAPs TBC1D1 and TBC1D4 (AS160) in GLUT4 trafficking and insulin signalling responses.

PhD student

University of Bristol

2007 - 2011 · 4 yrs

Investigations into the divergent mechanisms regulating proliferation of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells, with a particular focus on the anti-proliferative cAMP signalling pathway.

Research Technician

Medical Research Council

2006-9 - 2007-8 · 1 yr

Oxford, United Kingdom

I was involved in a project characterising a new type of interneuron in the hippocampus, contributing electron microscopy work identifying synaptic targets.