Kumiko Jean Takeuchi

Bible Teacher/Scientist/Chemist. Jean is a research scientist, retired from Eli Lilly and Company. She spent 20 years in drug discovery research at Lilly Research Laboratories and published over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals and filed over 30 U.S. patents. She was involved in the identification and development of five clinical candidates at Lilly, of which two have advanced in human clinical trials as potential therapeutic drugs. She earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of South Carolina, her M.A. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary, an M.A. in Bible and Missions from Columbia International University, and her Diploma in chemical engineering from Niihama Technical College in Japan. In 2011, she earned her MPhil in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge, U.K. and in 2015 she earned her PhD in Faculty of Divinity from Cambridge University, U.K., and in 2015, she earned her Ph.D. in Faculty of Divinity from Cambridge University, U.K.