Sid is a pharma and biotech leader and cell therapy innovator whose work helped establish MAGE-A as a pan-cancer immunotherapy target and advanced next-generation IL-12–engineered T cell therapies. He is now pioneering in vivo gene engineering approaches to treat and potentially prevent life-threatening allergies, anaphylaxis, mast cell–driven diseases, and select leukemias.
National Institutes of Health
Bristol Myers Squibb
Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceutical
Eli Lilly & Company
Exuma Biotech
Alan Ponce, M.S.
Research Associate
Alan is an experienced scientist and educator with expertise in experimental execution, data generation, and hands-on laboratory management.
Beckman Coulter
Immunity Bio
Exuma Biotech
Bruce Bochner, M.D.
Lead Advisor
Dr. Bochner is a physician–scientist and internationally recognized leader in Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, best known for his pioneering work on mast cells, basophils and eosinophils, and inhibitory immune receptors
Professor Emeritus, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Division Chief, Allergy & Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003-2013)
Pawel Muranski, M.D.
Lead Advisor
Dr. Muranski is a physician–scientist and internationally recognized leader for his contributions to T-cell biology and adoptive cell therapy, particularly in the context of cancer immunotherapy
Director, Cellular Immunotherapy Laboratory, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Columbia University School of Medicine