Dr. Rudd’s career has centered around developing chemical tools to interrogate biological lipids and their roles in health and disease. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from UC San Diego, where he authored eight high-impact papers and was the recipient of several awards. Dr. Rudd developed the first small molecule probes for directly inhibiting protein palmitoylation in cells. He is a JLABS resident and a Servier FAST Discovery Award winner.

Dr. Devaraj is a Professor and Murray Goodman Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California San Diego. His lab has extensive expertise in the chemical biology of lipids and the development of membrane-based chemistries. His work has been recognized by several prestigious awards, including the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry, the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.