Dr Tim ClacksonVice President, Gene Therapy and GenomicsARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA+1 617 494 0400 ext. 258+1 617 225 2589clackson@ariad.comTim Clackson, Ph.D. is Senior Vice President, Science and Technology at ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he has served for eight years in a variety of research and research management positions. His group is combining chemistry, cell biology and protein engineering to develop techniques for regulating gene expression and other intracellular processes using small molecules. Dr Clackson's particular research interest is the use of protein engineering and chemical biology techniques to analyze and redesign the interfaces between molecules, especially small molecule-protein interfaces.Dr Henry B. LowmanSenior ScientistGenentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA+1 650 225 1171+1 650 225 3734hbl@gene.comHenry B. Lowman, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist and Associate Director of Antibody Engineering with joint appointments in Immunology and Protein Engineering, at Genentech, Inc., where he has been engaged in research on proteins and peptides for over thirteen years.