Virginia Biotechnology Association
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Board of Directors
Board Leadership:
- Thomas L. Thorpe, Chairman of the Board President, Afton Scientific, Inc.
- Michael Grisham, Vice Chairman of the Board President, GPB Scientific, Inc.
- David L. Ayares, Ph.D , Immediate Past Chairman President & CEO, Revivicor, Inc.
- Christian Plaza, Secretary Partner, Cooley LLP
- Jeff Gallagher, Treasurer Vice President and General Counsel, Lyotropic Therapeutics
Board Members:
- Robert S. Capon Vice Chairman, ADial Pharmaceuticals
- Martin D. Chapman, Ph.D President, INDOOR Biotechnologies, Inc.
- Jeff Conroy CEO, Innovative Biologics, Inc.
- Jim DeOlden President and CEO, Mediatech
- Michael Drzal Shareholder, LeClairRyan
- Daniel J. Gonzalez, MBA Principal, Avison Young
- Crystal R. Icenhour Ph.D President & Director of Research, Phthisis Diagnostics
- Mike Innes Managing Director, Morgan Joseph
- David G. Kalergis, JD, MBA CEO, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals
- Krishna Kodukula Executive Director, SRI International, Inc.
- Andrew J. Krouse CEO, Tau Therapeutics
- Tonya Mallory President and CEO, Health Diagnostic Laboratory , Inc.
- Scott Meza Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP
- Roy Ogle, Ph.D Director of Regenerative Medicine, LifeNet Health
- Brian Pollok, Ph.D. President, ATCC
- Paul Romness VP Government Affairs and Public Policy, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Klaus Schafer President and CEO, TessArae, LLC
- Spencer Williamson President and CEO, Intelliject, LLC
Executive Director:
Advisory Council Members
- Brian Carney Senior Associate, Harbert Venture Partners
- Nicole Hastings Director of Scientific Studies, HemoShear, LLC
- Brandon J. Price, Ph.D. Falcon Ridge Associates
- Marvin H. “Skip” Schuelke President, Schuelke Biomedical Services
- Robert T. Skunda, President & CEO, Virginia Biotechnology Research Park
- Tim Stuller, Manager – Life Sciences, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
- Patricia B. Williams, Ph.D. President, EyeRx Research
VaBIO Academic Council
- Vikas Chandhote, Ph.D., Dean College of Science, George Mason Universty
- W. Mark Crowell Executive Director & Associate VP for Innovation Partnership and Communiation, University of Virginia
- Dennis R. Dean, Ph.D. Director, Fralin Life Science Institute, 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
- Robert L. McKown, Ph.D., Director, Biotechnology Program, James Madison University
- William J. Wasilenko, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School