SCIENTIFIC TEAM

Clemens Reinshagen
Director of Translational Research

• Translational Research
• Oncology and Virology
• Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Göttingen, Germany) and Post-Doctorate Fellowship from Harvard Medical School in Boston
• 7 years work experience

Sung Hugh Choi
Director, Biology and Strategic Alliance

• Biology​, Oncology and Virology
• Ph.D, University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester, MA, USA)
• Research Fellow/Instructor, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA, USA)
• Over 18 years research experience in Oncology and Immuno-oncology
• Worked previously as Principal Scientist at Genosco

Jonathan Castillo
Principal Scientist

• ​Infectious Diseases, Virology
• Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester, MA)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Carter Immunology Center at University of Virginia (Charlottesville,​ VA)
• Over 7 years research experience in antiviral drug discovery
• Previously worked at Enanta Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Youngbin Tak
Project Manager and Strategic Alliance

• Project Management
• Oncology and Virology
• MBA from Questrom School of Business at Boston University; M.S. in Biotechnology and B.S. in Biochemistry from Northeastern University
• 10+ years of work experience
• Previously worked as Scientist at Ultragenyx, AstraZeneca, Sanofi and CureMeta

Kudzai Chikwamba
Scientist II

• Research
• Oncology and Virology
• BSc in Biotechnology from University of Pretoria (Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa) and MS in Biotechnology from Brandeis University in Waltham, MA
• 8 years of drug development experience
• Worked previously at two Biotech companies, Anokion and Dyax

Xavier De Luna
Scientist I

• Virology
• B.S Biology University of Texas at San Antonio and PhD in Molecular and Translational Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

Sophy Gao
Postdoctoral Scientist

• Oncology 
  
• ​B.S. in Biology from University of Virginia and Ph.D. in cancer biology from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 

Oksun Lee
Research Associate II

• CMC (Protein Engineering and Process Development)
• Oncology and Virology
• MS in Molecular Biology from Gyeongsang National University (Jinju, Republic of Korea)
• 10 years of lab experience
• Worked previously at University of Massachusetts Medical School

Hyelim Kim
Research Associate II

• Oncology and Virology
• Pharm.D from MCPHS University in Boston

Chhay Chhoeu
Research Associate II

• Pharmacology (in vivo)
• Oncology
• BS and MA from University of Massachusetts - Lowell
• 3+ years of experience
• Worked previously at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATIVE

Michael Smith
Admin & Operations Manager

• Finance and Administration
• Thirty-five years of experience
• Worked in a few fields. including co-owner of a mechanical contracting business with 30 employees, real estate, and the bank relationship department of an internet banking software company
  

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Ho-Juhn Song, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

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Paul Rennert
Member, SAB

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Bennett Goldstein
Interim CFO

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