Member Directory - Executive Committee
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Chair: Charles Flexner
Objectives:
- Create the scientific and programmatic agenda of LEAP to ensure a balanced and objective resource for those engaged in developing LA/ER agents for treatment and prevention of HIV, TB, and Hepatitis B & C.
- Bring a broad representation including academic experts in LA/ER therapeutic drug development, community representatives, and non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) with an interest in supporting this field.
- Serve as an honest broker to bridge gaps between academia, regulatory agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, and the community.
Charles W. Flexner, MD, is the Principal Investigator of the Long Acting/Extended Release Antiretroviral Resource Program (LEAP). Conflict of Interest: Dr. Flexner reports receiving consulting income from Gilead Sciences, Merck, ViiV Healthcare, Janssen, and Theratechnologies. He also serves on a scientific advisory board for Navigen Corporation, and serves on a data safety and monitoring board for Advarra. He is a co-inventor on six issued patents related to long-acting drug delivery technology for HIV treatment and prevention. |
![]() Dr. Abrams is a Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics at Columbia University and Senior Director for Research at ICAP. Conflict of Interest: Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. |
![]() Polly Clayden has been working as an advocate and activist for over 12 years and co-founded i-Base in April 2000 Conflict of Interest: Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. |
![]() Dr. Paul L. Domanico holds a PhD in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Medicine from Penn State University. He received his post-doctoral training in Molecular Biophysics at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. Conflict of Interest: Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. |
![]() Lobna Gaayeb manages the Long-Acting Technologies project at the Medicines Patent Pool. She has experience in coordinating international networks and scientific projects. Conflict of Interest: Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. |
![]() Dr. Rodney JY Ho is a distinguished professor of pharmaceutics (SOP), adjunct professor of bioengineering (SOM) and is an inaugural presidential entrepreneurial fellow of the University of Washington. Conflict of Interest: No disclosures. |
![]() Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD received his BS and MS degrees in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, and his MD from Harvard Medical School. Conflict of Interest: Receives consulting fees from AbbVie, Atea, Decoy, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Jannsen, Merck, Moderna, Roche, Shionogi, ViiV. Receives consulting fees for non CME/CE service from Gilead, and research funding from, Merck, and ViiV. Has an ownership interest in Decoy.. |
![]() Imelda Mahaka is the Executive Director for Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust (PZAT). She provides strategic direction, overall oversight, coordination, and support for the implementation of PZAT programs. Conflict of Interest: |
![]() Dr Adeniyi Olagunju is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and a member of the Centre of Excellence for Long-acting Therapeutics (CELT), University of Liverpool, UK. Conflict of Interest: Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. |
![]() Andrew Owen is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology and Director of the Centre of Excellence in Long-acting Therapeutics (CELT; www.liverpool.ac.uk/CELT) at the University of Liverpool. Conflict of Interest: Dr. Owen has reported having potential financial conflicts of interest within the past 12 months, or anticipated within the coming 12 months, with the following entities: Tandem Nano Ltd., Gilead, Assembly Biosciences. |
![]() Kimberly Struble, PharmD, is a Senior Clinical Team Leader in the Division of Antiviral Products at the Food and Drug Administration. Conflict of Interest: None disclosed. |
![]() Susan Swindells is a Professor of Internal Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. Conflict of Interest: Receives research grants to her institution from ViiV Healthcare. |
![]() David Thomas is Director of Infectious Diseases and the Stanhope Bayne-Jones Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Conflict of Interest: Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. |