About me
Dr. Lyndon J. Mitnaul is an Executive Director in the Regeneron Genetics Center at Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in Tarrytown, NY, where he works with cross-functional teams to establish human
genetics research collaborations and initiatives.
Lyndon received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Benedict College, in Columbia, South Carolina, a Ph.D. in
Biological Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and performed a
Postdoctoral Fellowship at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1997, Merck
& Company recruited Dr. Mitnaul into the Department of Inflammation Research where he studied HIV
pathogenesis. He was later promoted to Research Fellow, Biology Program Team Lead, and Principal
Scientist in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, where he studied lipid metabolism, arteriosclerosis, and
thrombotic disease. In 2013, Lyndon joined Research Program Management at Regeneron and helped to
establish the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), a fully integrated human genetics center collaborating with
over 100 organizations around the world. In addition to managing genetics research, Dr. Mitnaul’s
responsibilities increased, and in 2016 he became the Technologies and Platform Operations Team Lead
where he led a team that managed all of Regeneron’s large external Therapeutic Discovery collaborations.
In 2021, Lyndon refocused his efforts specifically on human genomics research, and he now leads new
Research Initiatives at the RGC.
In addition to scientific research and operations, Lyndon has a strong passion for increasing diversity in
research science, and in the pharmaceutical industry. He is an active mentor to scientists and future
leaders, participates on numerous Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Councils and Committees, and has
been recognized with several awards for his efforts. In 2023, he led the formation of a new initiative,
Together for CHANGETM, a multi-million-dollar partnership between several Biopharma companies, the
Meharry Medical College, and the newly launched Diaspora Human Genomics Institute. The Together for
CHANGETM Initiative is designed to support and increase the number of underrepresented students in STEM professions, and to increase African ancestry genetic information (diversity) in genomic databases being studied.