Cellceutix has brought together leading figures in the health and science arenas to work toward the goal of developing innovative small molecule therapies for areas of unmet medical need, particularly cancer and inflammatory disease. The officers and advisors of Cellceutix include pioneers in the fields of cancer and genetics, as well as people with wide experience in the pharmaceutical business and their invaluable experiences cover all areas of researching, developing, and marketing ground breaking therapies.
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President, Chief Scientific Officer, Board of Directors - Dr. Krishna Menon
RCM, PhD, VMD - Dr. Krishna Menon has more than 25 years in drug development for academia and industry. Originally trained as a veterinary surgeon, Menon began his career as the Senior Government Veterinarian for a major Parish in Jamaica. He segued to a two-year stint as Director of Agriculture for the Cayman Islands, in the British Caribbean and, in 1983, moved to the Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute, where he worked under the direction of Dr. Emil Frei. Two years later, he earned his PhD in Pharmacology from Kerala University in 1988. Menon's PhD work focused on anti-folate therapy of various cancers. Menon was a Research Associate Scientist at Dana Farber (Harvard University) from 1988 to 1991 and Research Scientist, In Vivo Research (Cancer & Metabolic Diseases), at Miles Laboratories from 1991 to 1993. After a year operating his own veterinary oncology and drug development consultancy practice, Menon was tapped Group Leader, Cancer In Vivo Research and Clinical Development, for Eli Lilly (1995-2001), where he played a key role in lead selection and pre-clinical development of Gemzar and Alimta which in 2006 had over 2.1 billion dollars ($2,100,000,000) in sales, and is a co-developer of another seven compounds currently in late-stage clinical development. In 1999, Lilly honored Menon with the President's Recognition Award.
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Chief Executive Officer and CFO, Board of Directors- Leo Ehrlich, CPA
A founder of Cellceutix, he has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Director since inception in June 2007 and as CEO since November 2010. From 1999 to December 2007, Mr. Ehrlich had been a director at StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc. and has held different executive officer positions at that company including CEO, President and CFO . Mr. Ehrlich was also was a founder, CFO and director at Nanoviricides, Inc. from June 1, 2005. until May 2007. Mr. Ehrlich is a Certified Public Accountant and received his BBA from Bernard Baruch College of the City University of New York.
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Emil Frei III, MD
Dr. Frei is one of the world's leading oncologists, a pioneer of chemotherapy and a leader in medical research, clinical practice and education. His distinguished career includes 40 years in top leadership positions such as Chief of Medicine at National Cancer Institute, Associate Scientific Director at M. D. Anderson, and Director and Physician-in-Chief at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He continues as Physician-in-Chief, Emeritus, at Dana-Farber.
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Dr. Paul Marks, MD
Dr. Paul Marks, MD. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Marks led Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for 19 years, beginning in 1980. He remains a vital part of MSKCC as President Emeritus and Member of the Sloan-Kettering Institute. Dr. Marks's research in cell biology and cancer genetics has made major contributions toward a new approach to cancer treatment and prevention, through the development of new and more potent chemotherapy and chemoprevention agents. He also helped establish the highest standards for research and patient care at MSKCC and has provided leadership in the national and international medical science community.
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Dr. Samuel Danishefsky, Scientific Advisor
Dr. Samuel Danishefsky is an internationally recognized leader in chemistry, specializing in the synthesis of biologically active organic compounds. He is regarded as one of the world's leading chemists in cancer research. Dr. Danishefsky earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard. He spent 14 years at Yale University, where he rose to the rank of Sterling Professor of Chemistry, the highest academic rank at Yale University, awarded to a tenured faculty member considered one of the best in his or her field. By 1991, he was also sharing his time with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center as director of the Laboratory for Cancer Research Bioorganic Chemistry, becoming chair in 1993. He accepted an appointment as professor at Columbia University in 1993, and now conducts research at both institutions. Further information is available at www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/64932.cfm
AWARDS
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Shared the distinguished Wolf Award and $100,000 Prize, with Gilbert Stork
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American Chemical Society's Guenther Award
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Aldrich Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry
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National Academy of Sciences' NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
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Cope Medal -- American Chemical Society
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And numerous other awards.
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Dr. Paul Ginsburg, Scientific Advisor
Paul Ginsburg received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the City University of New York and his law degree from Columbia University where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the City College of New York and to the scientific research honor society Sigma Xi at CUNY.
Dr. Ginsburg has spent most of his career in law firms and as corporate counsel representing large and small pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and consumer products companies. He recently retired from Pfizer Inc., where he served as Head of the New York Patent Department and worked on patent matters relating to several blockbuster products, including Viagra and Chantix, and represented Pfizer on the intellectual property committees of the National Association of Manufacturers, the Chemical Manufacturers Association and the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Dr. Ginsburg has lectured widely on pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent prosecution and licensing at the Practicing Law Institute and Columbia Law School and before other groups. Prior to his twenty –year career at Pfizer, Dr. Ginsburg was a senior attorney at Schering-Plough. He was subsequently recruited by Merck and then by the highly respected IP firm Fish & Neave.
Dr. Ginsburg, is perhaps most well-known as the author of the patent covering Schering- Plough’s hugely successful product Claritin. He also authored important patents covering Schering-Plough’s highly successful alpha-interferon product.
Dr. Ginsburg has authored the patent application covered the Cellceutix anticancer product Kevetrin which has been filed in the United States and other countries and has advised Cellceutix on patent and licensing matters during the past few years.
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