Leadership
MAVDA combines world-class virologists and academic drug development researchers from Rockefeller University, Columbia University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and the Center for Discovery and Innovation and Rutgers University in New Jersey, along with proven antiviral drug developers Merck, the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute (Tri-I TDI)-Takeda, and Aligos. In addition to strong industry partners, MAVDA benefits from a strong Scientific Advisory Board, with members well-versed in antiviral drug development and having management experience running large translational research programs with a record of developing products with Pharma and Biotech support.Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) plays a vital role by assessing the progress of individual projects, helping to prioritize lead development drug candidates, and evaluating gating metrics for progression. The SAB also provides guidance to the scientific cores to ensure that they function efficiently to deliver high-quality support for compound progression.Emilio A. Emini, Ph.D., FCPP, FAAM
Chief Executive Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute
Bill and Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute
Zhi Hong, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Chairman of the Board and CEO
Brii Biosciences
Brii Biosciences
Joseph P. Vacca, Ph.D.
J. Vacca Consulting
Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Susan R. Weiss, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Richard R. Kuhn, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Purdue University
Purdue University
George Drusano, M.D.
Director, Institute for Therapeutic Innovation
University of Florida
University of Florida
Consortium Members
The MAVDA program is led by a public-private consortium of world-class virologists, academic drug discovery experts and industry leaders. This unprecedented and innovative approach will enable MAVDA to accelerate research from bench to bedside.David S. Perlin, Ph.D.
Lead Investigator
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
MAVDA Project/Core Leader
Chief Scientific Officer and Professor
Center for Discovery and InnovationChief Scientific Officer and Professor
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
MAVDA Core Leader
Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor in Virology
The Rockefeller University
2016 Lasker Award
2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
MAVDA Core Leader
Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor in Virology
The Rockefeller University
2016 Lasker Award
2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
David Ho, M.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS research center (ADARC)
Clyde ’56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine
Columbia University
Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS research center (ADARC)
Clyde ’56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine
Columbia University
Alejandro Chavez, M.D., Ph.D.
MAVDA Project Leader
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Stephen Goff, Ph.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Higgins Professor of Biochemistry
Columbia University
Higgins Professor of Biochemistry
Columbia University
Yosef Sabo, Ph.D.
MAVDA Project/Core Leader
Assistant Professor
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Columbia University
Assistant Professor
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Columbia University
Thomas Tuschl, Ph.D.
MAVDA Project Leader
Professor
The Rockefeller University
Professor
The Rockefeller University
Jingyue Ju, Ph.D.
MAVDA Project Leader
Professor
Departments of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacology Director
Center for Genome Technology & Biomolecular Engineering Columbia University
Professor
Departments of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacology Director
Center for Genome Technology & Biomolecular Engineering Columbia University
Joseph Fraser Glickman, Ph.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Research Associate Professor
Director, RU High Throughput Screening
The Rockefeller University
Research Associate Professor
Director, RU High Throughput Screening
The Rockefeller University
Lawrence Shapiro, Ph.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Aaron Diamond Research Center
Columbia Mind, Brain and Behavior Institute
Columbia University
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Aaron Diamond Research Center
Columbia Mind, Brain and Behavior Institute
Columbia University
Veronique Dartois, Ph.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Professor
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Professor
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Matthew Zimmerman
MAVDA Core Leader
Manager, Head of Analytical Chemistry
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Manager, Head of Analytical Chemistry
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
James Balkovec, Ph.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Anti-Infectives and Medicinal Chemistry Consultant
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Anti-Infectives and Medicinal Chemistry Consultant
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Joel Freundlich, Ph.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Professor
Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience/ Medicine
Rutgers University–New Jersey Medical School
Professor
Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience/ Medicine
Rutgers University–New Jersey Medical School
Dinshaw Patel, Ph.D.
MAVDA Core Leader
Weill School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Weill School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Steven Park
MAVDA Core Leader
Director of Laboratory Support Operations
Center for Discovery and Innovation, HMH
Director of Laboratory Support Operations
Center for Discovery and Innovation, HMH
Yanan Zhao, Ph.D.
MAVDA Scientific Liaison
Director of Laboratory Support Operations
Center for Discovery and Innovation, HMH
Director of Laboratory Support Operations
Center for Discovery and Innovation, HMH
Madhuvika Murugan, Ph.D.
MAVDA Project Coordinator
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Ching-Wen Chang, Ph.D.
Virology Core Coordinator
Center for Discovery and Innovation
Center for Discovery and Innovation