Scientist, Automation & Compound Management Team Lead
Dewpoint Therapeutics
Crystal has more than 11 years of early discovery industry experience that spans compound management, assay design and optimization, and working with high throughput instrumentation and automation. She specializes in working with fully integrated robotic platforms and acting as a “translator” that enables better communication between the science, the robotics, and engineering. She is currently running HTS & Automation at Dewpoint Therapeutics, where she has a small team that interfaces with the rest of the company to adapt and streamline assay protocols to work with automation.
Outside of work, Crystal is teaching two graduate-level courses at Northeastern University, where she graduated with her master’s degree in Biotechnology with a concentration in Pharmaceutical Technologies. She also volunteers regularly with undergraduate and high school students in underserved communities. Outside of science, she enjoys eating, reading, snacking, hanging out with her turtle, dog and husband, food, and her roller derby league!