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Dr. Johnston is a research Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Johnston was a Research Advisor at Eli Lilly and Co. from 1997 to 2004, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of cell-based assays for both high throughput and high content screening at Lilly's Center of Excellence in Research Triangle Park, NC. An innovator of cell-based approaches to lead generation and optimization, Dr. Johnston is a recognized leader in the application of high content imaging technology to drug discovery. Prior to joining Eli Lilly, Dr. Johnston led drug discovery research teams at Embrex Inc. and American Cyanamid. Dr. Johnston received his doctoral training in biochemistry from the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England. He pursued post-doctoral training in the Department of Pathology at Duke University Medical Center and at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Dallas. | 