High Performance Computing for High Content Screening – A Case Study

Seungtaek Lee, Product Manager, PerkinElmer Informatics

Seungtaek Lee is the Product Manager for the TIBCO Spotfire portfolio focused on imaging and drug discovery workflows at PerkinElmer. Seungtaek came into PerkinElmer through the acquisition of Evotec Technologies in 2007 where he held various roles including application support, business development, and team leader for the High Content Screening portfolio. Prior to that, Seungtaek worked for Merck and successful started a centralized High Content Screening lab. Seungtaek holds a master’s degree in Bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania.

James LaRocque, Senior Research Scientist II, Lead Discovery, Albany Molecular Research Inc. (AMRI)

James LaRocque, Senior Research Scientist II, leads a team of biologists that provides state-of-the-art screening and compound characterization platforms, including high content screening and cellular imaging analysis along with traditional cellular and biochemical technologies, as part of AMRI’s integrated drug discovery center in Buffalo, NY.

Previously, LaRocque had focused on developing and implementing screening platform technologies and lead characterization initiatives to identify selective inhibitors of critical Ubiquitin pathway enzymes. LaRocque’s career of more than 20 years began in antiviral research and diversified into a wide variety of therapeutic areas while contributing to lead identification programs at both Wyeth and Pfizer. LaRocque has also led efforts in assay development, compound management, screening and hit characterization for hundreds of exploratory projects.