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Timothy McCarthy, PhD

Senior Director and Head of Imaging (Molecular Medicine), Pfizer Inc., New London, Connecticut

In his role at Pfizer Global Research and Development, Dr. McCarthy is responsible for the application of imaging techniques to facilitate the prosecution of compounds in the development portfolio and across all therapeutic areas. Additionally, his role is focused on the application of innovative imaging technologies to accelerate drug development.

Since 2003, Dr. McCarthy has held senior management roles with Pfizer Global R&D. Prior to joining the company, he held a number of academic and industry positions in the field of positron emission tomography, including more than 10 years at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, in the departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering and two years at Pharmacia Corporation where he was group manager of tracer technologies and clinical technologies in experimental medicine.

A two-time graduate of the University of Liverpool, U.K., with a BSc in Chemistry, followed by a PhD in Organic Chemistry in 1989, Dr. McCarthy earned an MBA at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2000. He has published more than 45 papers and contributed to four books. Currently, he is president of the Academy of Molecular Imaging and founding director and past-president of the Society of Non-Invasive Imaging in Drug Development.