Niek Dekker's Biography

Niek Dekker, Principal Scientist, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca

Trained as a biochemist with a PhD in enzymology and postdoctoral experience on molecular biology and structural biology. Expertise on structure-function relationships for enzymes embedded in the biological membrane. Working in drug discovery at AstraZeneca since 2000 in various managerial and project roles. Currently associate director biochemical assay development delivering assays for drug screening, and leading the activities around extracellular vesicles for drug delivery at AstraZeneca. Co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications.