Zelah Joel, PhD

Zelah has 11 years’ experience in R&D, including her PhD in neuroscience at University College London (UCL) which she completed in 2015. She then spent a year as Head of Operations for an SME in London before joining Small Pharma in October 2016, where she headed the preclinical development of Small Pharma’s first drug candidate for depression, helping to file a large portfolio of patents for that product.

Zelah now works across both the preclinical and clinical development programmes at Small Pharma. Her primary roles include assisting with experimental design, writing regulatory documents and clinical project management. Zelah also works on the implementation of Small Pharma’s therapist selection and training programme.

Zelah now works across both the preclinical and clinical development programmes at Small Pharma. Her role includes assisting with experimental design and managing study execution.