Virginia Biotechnology Association

Board of Directors

John Fenn, Ph.D, Honorary Chairman of the Board — Virginia Commonwealth University, 2002 Nobel Laureate

David L. Ayares, Ph.D, Vice Chairman — President & CEO, Revivicor, Inc.
Daniel J. Barchi — President & CEO, Carilion Biomedical Institute
Martin D. Chapman, Ph.D — President, INDOOR Biotechnologies, Inc.
Scott Cardozo — President, Sleepmate Technologies
Raymond Cypess, Ph.D — President and CEO, American Type Culture Collection
Jim DeOlden — President and CEO, Mediatech
Dennis G. Fisher, Ph.D, Immediate Past Chairman — Former President & CEO, Carilion Biomedical Insitute
Daniel J. Gonzalez, MBA — Executive Vice President, Appian Realty Advisors, Inc.
Michael Grisham— President, Cellpoint Diagnostics, Inc.
David G. Kalergis, JD, MBA — CEO, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals
Ted Melnik — President, Novozymes Biologicals, Inc.
Scott Meza — Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Cheryl A. Moore — COO, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
James C. Palumbo, CPA, Treasurer — Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Robert Patzig — Senior Managing Director, Third Security, LLC
Christian Plaza — Partner, Cooley Godward LLP
Thomas D. Roberts, III — Partner, Harbert Venture Partners
Maciek Sasinowski, Ph.D , Chairman — CEO, INCOGEN, Inc.
Thomas L. Thorpe — President, Afton Scientific, Inc.
Patricia B. Williams, Ph.D — CEO, EyeRx, Inc.
Spencer Williamson — President and CEO, Intelliject, LLC
Henry J. Wixon, Esq., Secretary — Partner, Wilmer Hale, LLP

Executive Director:

S. Brian Farmer, Esq. Hirschler Fleischler LLP
Richard Freer, Ph.D. Chairman of the Board, Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc.
Krishna Kodukula, Ph.D. Executive Director, SRI International, Inc.
Robert L. McKown, Ph.D. Director, Biotechnology Program, James Madison University
Keith J. Oing Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Richard C. Peet, Ph.D. Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Brandon J. Price, Ph.D. Falcon Ridge Associates
John Schofield, Research Director, Prince William County Economic Development
Marvin H. "Skip" Schuelke President, Schuelke Biomedical Services
Robert T. Skunda, President & CEO, Virginia Biotechnology Research Park
J. Patrick Vandersluis, Ph.D. CEO, HealthRx Corporation
Terry L. Woodworth, Ph.D. Director of Life Sciences, Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology

VaBIO Academic Council

Jerald P. Coughter, George Mason University
Dennis R. Dean, Ph.D. Director, Fralin Biotechnology Center, Virginia Tech
Thomas F. Huff, Ph.D. Vice Provost of Life Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dennis Manos, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Research, The College of William and Mary
John Noftsinger, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Research, James Madison University
William J. Wasilenko, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School