• DNDi logo
  • Our work
    • Diseases
      • Sleeping sickness
      • Visceral leishmaniasis
      • Cutaneous leishmaniasis
      • Chagas disease
      • Filaria: river blindness
      • Mycetoma
      • Paediatric HIV
      • Cryptococcal meningitis
      • Hepatitis C
      • Dengue
      • COVID-19
      • Antimicrobial resistance
    • Research & development
      • R&D portfolio & list of projects
      • Drug discovery
      • Translational research
      • Clinical trials
      • Registration & access
      • Treatments delivered
    • Advocacy
      • Open and collaborative R&D
      • Transparency of R&D costs
      • Pro-access policies
  • Networks & partners
    • Partnerships
      • Our partners
      • Partnering with us
    • Global networks
      • Chagas Platform
      • HAT Platform
      • HELP Helminth Elimination Platform
      • LEAP Platform
      • redeLEISH Network
    • DNDi worldwide
      • DNDi Global Headquarters
      • DNDi DRC
      • DNDi East Africa
      • DNDi Japan
      • DNDi Latin America
      • DNDi North America
      • DNDi South Asia
      • DNDi South-East Asia
      • DNDi Southern Africa
  • News & resources
    • News & stories
      • News
      • Stories
      • Statements
      • Viewpoints
      • Social media
      • eNews Newsletter
    • Press
      • Press releases
      • In the media
    • Resources
      • Scientific articles
      • Our publications
      • Videos
    • Events
  • About us
    • About
      • Who we are
      • How we work
      • Our strategy
      • Our donors
      • Annual reports
    • Our people
      • Our leadership
      • Our governance
      • Contact us
    • Work with us
      • Working at DNDi
      • Job opportunities
      • Requests for proposal
  • Donate
DNDi logo
  • DNDi logo
  • Our work
    • Diseases
      • Sleeping sickness
      • Visceral leishmaniasis
      • Cutaneous leishmaniasis
      • Chagas disease
      • Filaria: river blindness
      • Mycetoma
      • Paediatric HIV
      • Cryptococcal meningitis
      • Hepatitis C
      • Dengue
      • COVID-19
      • Antimicrobial resistance
    • Research & development
      • R&D portfolio & list of projects
      • Drug discovery
      • Translational research
      • Clinical trials
      • Registration & access
      • Treatments delivered
    • Advocacy
      • Open and collaborative R&D
      • Transparency of R&D costs
      • Pro-access policies
  • Networks & partners
    • Partnerships
      • Our partners
      • Partnering with us
    • Global networks
      • Chagas Platform
      • HAT Platform
      • HELP Helminth Elimination Platform
      • LEAP Platform
      • redeLEISH Network
    • DNDi worldwide
      • DNDi Global Headquarters
      • DNDi DRC
      • DNDi East Africa
      • DNDi Japan
      • DNDi Latin America
      • DNDi North America
      • DNDi South Asia
      • DNDi South-East Asia
      • DNDi Southern Africa
  • News & resources
    • News & stories
      • News
      • Stories
      • Statements
      • Viewpoints
      • Social media
      • eNews Newsletter
    • Press
      • Press releases
      • In the media
    • Resources
      • Scientific articles
      • Our publications
      • Videos
    • Events
  • About us
    • About
      • Who we are
      • How we work
      • Our strategy
      • Our donors
      • Annual reports
    • Our people
      • Our leadership
      • Our governance
      • Contact us
    • Work with us
      • Working at DNDi
      • Job opportunities
      • Requests for proposal
  • Donate
Home > Our people > Leadership > R&D
Share on twitter
Share on facebook
Share on linkedin
Share on email
Share on print
EricChatelain2019

Dr Eric Chatelain

Head of Drug Discovery Programme, DNDi

Dr Chatelain joined DNDi in July 2007 as a senior project manager focusing on screening and discovery projects for new drugs for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.

Prior to joining DNDi, Dr Chatelain held various positions at Spirig Pharma Ltd., a Swiss-based company developing dermatology drugs. Most recently, he served as the Spirig Pharma’s Head of Preclinical Research.

Dr Chatelain completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, in London, UK and the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel, Switzerland.

He earned his PhD in Biochemistry at the National Institute of Applied Sciences, Lyon France.

Featured news & publications

Loading...
  • The oral protease inhibitor (PF-07321332) protects Syrian hamsters against infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
  • Recommendations for screening and diagnosis of Chagas disease in the United States
  • The Chagas disease study landscape: A systematic review of clinical and observational antiparasitic treatment studies to assess the potential for establishing an individual participant-level data platform
  • Identification of resistance determinants for a promising antileishmanial oxaborole series
  • Serological reactivity against T. cruzi-derived antigens: evaluation of their suitability for the assessment of response to treatment in chronic Chagas disease
  • The translational challenge in Chagas disease drug development
  • Prediction of parasitological cure in children infected with Trypanosoma cruzi using a novel multiplex serological approach: An observational, retrospective cohort study
  • Novel linker variants of antileishmanial/antitubercular 7-substituted 2-nitroimidazooxazines offer enhanced solubility
  • Animal models of Chagas disease and their translational value to drug development
  • Novel structural CYP51 mutation in Trypanosoma cruzi associated with multidrug resistance to CYP51 inhibitors and reduced infectivity

Featured events

Loading...
  • Chagas Platform Meeting 2020

Our global footprint

Loading...
Doctors talking with patient in hospital

DNDi DRC

Female healthcare worker taking care of a little girl

DNDi East Africa

Bernard Pécoul discussing with Joanne Liu at an event

DNDi Global Headquarters

Drug discovery activities

DNDi Japan

Female patient discussing with doctor

DNDi Latin America

Female doctor with a patient in a hospital

DNDi North America

Community worker talking with people in a rural village

DNDi South Asia

Malaysian doctor talking with a man in a hospital

DNDi South-East Asia

Little boy looking at the camera in a hospital

DNDi Southern Africa

Stay connected

Get our latest news, personal stories, research articles, and job opportunities. 

DNDi logo
Facebook-f
Twitter
Instagram
Linkedin-in
Youtube
International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients.

Learn more

  • Diseases
  • R&D portfolio
  • Policy advocacy

Get in touch

  • Our offices
  • Contact us
  • Integrity Line

Support us

  • Donate
  • Subscribe to eNews

Work with us

  • Join research networks
  • Jobs
  • RFPs
  • Terms of Use   
  •   Acceptable Use Policy   
  •   Privacy Policy   
  •   Cookie Policy   
  •   Our policies   

  • Except for images, films and trademarks which are subject to DNDi’s Terms of Use, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Switzerland License