Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| R. Gordon Douglas |
President, Merck Vaccines |
| Gregory M. Glenn |
Senior Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer |
| Russell P. Wilson |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel |
| Jin Sook Chung |
Vice President, Human Resources |
| Kai Chen |
Vice President, Business Development |
| Kimber Poffenberger |
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs |
| Larry Ellingsworth |
Vice President, Research |
| Mervyn L. Hamer |
Vice President, Operations |
| Robert C. Seid |
Vice President |
| Sarah A. Frech |
Vice President, Clinical Development |
| Thomas Martin Vernon |
Vice President, Policy, Public Health & Medical, Affairs, Merck Vac |
| James Barrett |
General Partner |
| Jeff Himawan |
Venture Partner |
| James Young |
Director |
Board of Directors
Dr. Douglas has served as a Director since January 2003. Dr. Douglas was President of Merck Vaccines, responsible for the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of Merck s vaccine products until May 1999. He grew the vaccine business from $300 million to $1.2 billion, launched four new products, invested heavily in manufacturing facilities as well as research and development, and expanded the business globally. Prior to joining Merck in 1989, Dr. Douglas had a distinguished career as a physician and academician, specializing in infectious diseases. From 1982 to 1990, he was a Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Cornell University Medical College and Physician in Chief of New York Hospital. He also served as Head of the Infectious Disease Unit at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. Douglas currently acts as consultant to the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Health and serves on the boards of directors of several biotech companies and non-profits interested in vaccines and world health. Dr. Douglas is a graduate of Princeton University and Cornell University Medical College. He received his medical staff training at New York Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
President, Merck Vaccines |
Current |
| National Institutes of Health |
Consultant |
Current |
| Nfid |
|
Current |
| Vical Incorporated |
Chairman |
Current |
| Middlebrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Elusys Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vical Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Elusys Therapeutics, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| National Institutes of Health |
Director of Strategic Planning |
Former |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
Professor |
Former |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry |
Head of the Infectious Disease Unit |
Former |
| The Practice Company |
Co-Editor |
Former |
| The Principles |
Co-Editor |
Former |
| Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
Chairman |
Former |
| Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Middlebrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Princeton University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Cornell University |
|
Former |
Dr. Glenn pioneered the use of the skin immune system for the purposes of immunization and with his team has developed passive vaccine delivery systems such as patches to provide effective, needle-free delivery. Dr. Glenn and his team have established the field of transcutaneous immunization (TCI) and lead its development through peer-review publications and scientific meetings. As a founder of Iomai, he has been responsible for the conception, implementation and development of the basic science and early clinical trials, and he has multiple patents, publications and book chapters describing TCI. Dr. Glenn was trained at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research where he worked in basic and clinical research relating to adjuvants and vaccine delivery. He received his B.A. at Whitman College, M.D. at the ORU School of Medicine in Oklahoma, received a military HPSP scholarship, and completed his pediatric training at the Madigan Army Medical Center.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Founder |
Former |
| Whitman College |
B.A. |
Former |
Mr. Wilson is responsible for overseeing Iomai's financial strategy, including external relations with both investment banks and tax and securities regulators. He also structures and negotiates business deals. Mr. Wilson joined Iomai in 2000 as Vice President, Business Development and was responsible for overseeing the development of Iomai's business relationships and commercialization of products and technologies. Mr. Wilson came to Iomai from North American Vaccine, Inc. (NAVA), which was sold to Baxter Healthcare in 2000. Mr. Wilson received a B.A. from Princeton University and holds a M.B.A./J.D. from the University of Virginia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Business Development |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
M.B.A., J.D. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| The George Washington University |
MBA |
Former |
Dr. Chen is responsible for developing our business relationships and our intellectual property portfolio. Prior to Iomai, Dr. Chen was the Chief of the Cancer and Biological Modifiers Branch at the NIH's Office of Technology Transfer. He also worked at MedImmune, Inc. in various business development capacities with increasing responsibilities. He received a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Illinois and an MBA in Technology Management/Marketing from UCLA.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
MBA In Technology Management, Marketing |
Former |
| MedImmune, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Illinois |
Ph.D. In Biophysics |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Mba In Technology Management, Marketing |
Former |
Dr. Poffenberger joined Iomai as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, in November 2005. She leads the regulatory strategy, submissions and compliance activities for all products. Dr. Poffenberger has over 18 years experience in the pharma/biotech field, including 10 years at the Food and Drug Administration. She has worked with authorities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdon and the European Union and led successful submissions at investigational, market application and postmarket product stages. Most recently she served as senior director of regulatory affairs at MedImmune Inc., where she headed the vaccines regulatory group responsible for FluMist and all other vaccines. Dr. Poffenberger has also worked as a regulatory affairs director for Baxter BioSciences. Dr. Poffenberger holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Chicago.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs |
Current |
| MedImmune, Inc. |
Director of Regulatory Affairs |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Ph.D. In Microbiology |
Former |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
B.S. In Biochemistry |
Former |
Dr. Ellingsworth leads scientific efforts at Iomai with a focus on transcutaneous immunization. He has 25 years of experience in research management in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including at Collagen Corp., Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, and Antex Biologics. Dr. Ellingsworth received his B.S. in Genetics from the University of California-Davis (UCD), an M.S. in Genetics from California State University, and a Ph.D. in Immunology from UCD.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Research |
Current |
| Collagen Corporation |
|
Current |
| Antex Biologics, Inc. |
vice president of research |
Former |
| California State University |
M.S. In Genetics |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
B.S. In Genetics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Alza Technologies Corp |
|
Former |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
BS in Chemical Engineering |
Former |
Dr. Seid has served as Vice President, Formulations since August 2005. Dr. Seid leads Iomai's formulation development and analytical methods groups to develop products for transcutaneous immunization. Prior to joining Iomai, Dr. Seid had over 20 years of experience in directing formulation optimization and characterization of biological products. He had previously served as senior director of formulations and process development at Wyeth Vaccines Research, and as director, formulation development at Aviron (now MedImmune Vaccine, Inc.). Dr. Seid earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California-Berkeley and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Boston University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Aviron |
Director |
Former |
| Boston University |
Ph.D. In Chemistry |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
B.S. In Chemistry |
Former |
Dr. Frech directs the design and execution of Iomai's clinical programs. Prior to joining Iomai, Dr. Frech worked for Baxter Vaccines in Vienna, Austria and Baxter Vaccines in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Frech holds a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, a D.V.M. from Washington State University and is a board-certified veterinarian. She has also an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Clinical Development |
Current |
| Baxter Vaccines |
|
Former |
| Washington State University |
D.V.M. |
Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University |
M.P.H. |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Vice President, Policy, Public Health & Medical, Affairs, Merck Vac |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harvard Medical School |
|
Former |
M. James Barrett, Ph.D. has served as a general partner of NEA Partners 10 Limited Partnership, the general
partner of New Enterprise Associates 10 Limited Partnership, a venture capital fund, since August 2001. From
January 1997 to August 2001, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sensors for Medicine
and Science, Inc., a medical device company, which he founded in 1997. He continues to serve as the
Chairman of its Board of Directors. Dr. Barrett also serves on the Boards of Directors of two publicly-held
biopharmaceutical companies: Taragacept, Inc. and YM Biosciences, Inc., and the Boards of several privatelyheld
biopharmaceutical companies. Dr. Barrett received a B.S. in Chemistry from Boston College, a Ph.D. in
Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee and a M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sensors for Medicine and Science, Inc. |
Chairman and Founder |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
General Partner |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Nucleonics Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| Glycomimetics, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Rivervest Venture Management, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Peptimmune, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Inhibitex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pharmion Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sensors, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Targacept, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Targacept, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cogenesys |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ruxton |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Science Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Genetic Therapy, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Sensors, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Genetic Therapy, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| SmithKline Beecham Corporation |
|
Former |
| The Science Company |
Chairman |
Former |
| Genetic Therapy, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Nucleonics Inc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Glycomimetics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The University of Tennessee |
PhD In Biochemistry |
Former |
| University of Santa Clara |
MBA |
Former |
| Boston College |
BS In Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Receptor Biologix Inc |
Managing Director, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures |
Current |
| Ception Therapeutics, Inc. |
Managing Director, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Symphogen |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ception Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Horizon Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Receptor Biologix Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sensatex, Inc |
Chief Science Officer |
Former |
| Seed-One Ventures, LLC |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Seed-One Ventures, LLC |
Founder |
Former |
| Sensatex, Inc |
Founder |
Former |
| Elusys Therapeutics, Inc. |
*led the formation |
Former |
| Genzyme Corporation |
Scientist |
Former |
| Sensatex, Inc |
Director |
Former |
| Essex Woodlands |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Ph.D. Degree In Biochemistry |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
B.S. degree in biology |
Former |
| Massachusetts, Inc. |
B.S. In Biology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iomai Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Acacia Federal Savings Bank, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Acacia Federal Savings Bank, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Acacia Federal Savings Bank, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| America's Community Bankers |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| University of Maryland |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| GI Dynamics |
Partner, Domain Associates, L.L.C. |
Current |
| Domain Associates LLC |
Partner |
Current |
| Ben Franklin Technology Partners |
Advisory Council |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| GI Dynamics |
Director |
Current |
| Cortria Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Immune Control, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Advandx, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Alimera Sciences Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Bioadvance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Immune Control Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| GI Dynamics, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Tobira Therapeutics |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Wilkerson Group |
Consultant |
Former |
| Advanced Technology Ventures |
Associate |
Former |
| Domain Inc. |
|
Former |
| Advanced Technology Ventures, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
|
Former |
| Nuvelo, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Monogram Biosciences, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Osi Eyetech |
Director |
Former |
| Esprit Pharma |
Board Member |
Former |
| The Medicines Company |
Director |
Former |
| Percardia, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Plexxikon, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Thomas Jefferson University |
Doctorate In Immunology |
Former |
| University of Copenhagen |
Md |
Former |
| INSEAD |
Mba |
Former |
| Technical University of Denmark |
Msc In Biotechnology Engineering |
Former |
| University of Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| MedImmune, Inc. |
President, Res & Development |
Current |
| The Cleveland Clinic |
Medical Director |
Current |
| E-Cleveland Clinic |
|
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Xencor, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Arriva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| American College of Chest Physicians |
Fellow |
Current |
| American College of Cardiology |
Fellow |
Current |
| Xencor, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Methodist Hospital |
Scientific Director |
Former |
| Baylor College of Medicine |
Scientific Director |
Former |
| Baylor College of Medicine |
Clinical Coordinator |
Former |
| Methodist Hospital |
Clinical Coordinator |
Former |
| Baylor College of Medicine |
Doctorate In Microbiology |
Former |
| California Institute of Technology |
Ph.D. In Chemistry |
Former |
| Villanova University |
Bachelor of Science Degrees In Biology |
Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University |
Biomedical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sensors for Medicine and Science, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Iomai Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Inhibitex, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Pharmion Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Targacept, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sensors for Medicine and Science, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Genetic Therapy, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| SmithKline Beecham Corporation |
President |
Former |
| New Enterprise Associates |
General Partner |
Former |
| Peptimmune, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Genetic Therapy, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| The University of Tennessee |
Doctorate in Biochemistry |
Former |
| University of Santa Clara |
Master's Degree in Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Genzyme Biosurgery |
Senior Vice President, Corp Development |
Current |
| Genzyme Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
Professor |
Former |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital |
|
Former |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
Chairman |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Ph.D. In Biochemistry |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
B.S. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Maxcyte, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Iomai Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Novavax, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| MaxCyte, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Procept |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Intercell Ag |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Iomai Corporation |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Procept |
President |
Former |
| Intercell Ag |
President |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business |
Masters In Business Administration |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
B.S. |
Former |
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