Translational Medicine Scientific Advisory Committee

Kathryn Sandberg, PhD (Chair)

Professor & Vice Chair of Research
Dept. of Medicine
Director, Predoc and Postdoc Training Program in Translational Biomedical Science

Georgetown University

Danyelle M. Townsend, PhD (Co-Chair)

Professor
Drug Discovery and Experimental Therapeutics
Director, Analytical Redox Biochemistry

Medical University of South Carolina

Craig T. Basson, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Officer

Bitterroot Bio, Inc.

Peter L. Elkin, MD, MACP, FACMI, FNYAM, FAMIA, FIAHSI

Distinguished Professor and Chair

University of Buffalo

Vicki L. Ellingrod, PharmD, FCCP, FACNP

Dean & Professor of Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy
Professor, Psychiatry
Adjunct Professor, Psychology

University of Michigan

Aryeh Fischer, MD

Scientific Executive Director
Translational Early Development, Immunology and Cardiovascular Thematic Research Center

Bristol Myers Squibb

Ritika Jaini, PhD

Senior Scientist
Immunology

Life Edit Therapeutics

Mehdi Javanmard, PhD

Professor
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Anastasia Khoury Christianson, PhD

Consultant
Formerly at Pfizer

Donald E. Mager, PharmD, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

SUNY Buffalo State University

Bijan Najafi, PhD, MSc

Professor of Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine

Jackie Pierce, PhD

Retired as Global Program Manager &
Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit–Director

Takeda

Emanuela Ricciotti, PharmD, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Dept. of Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics
Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Jonathan Sockolosky, PhD

Senior Director
CSO Partner Team

Curie Bio

Maria Wilson, PhD

Executive Director, Project Team Leadership

Genentech