Daniel Carey, MD

Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia

Daniel Carey, M.D. was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Resources by Governor Ralph Northam in January 2018. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Carey worked for over 20 years as a cardiologist in Lynchburg and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Centra, where his responsibilities included information technology services, patient quality and safety efforts, performance
improvement initiatives, and functions of the medical staff at Centra’s 3 acute care facilities.

Paul E. Marik, MD, FCCP, FCCM

Professor, Internal Medicine, Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Paul Marik, MD received his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an ICU attending at Baragwanath Hospital, in Soweto, South Africa. During this time he obtained a Master of Medicine Degree, Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacology, Diploma in Anesthesia as well as a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Dr. Marik
did a Critical Care Fellowship in London, Ontario, Canada, during which time he was admitted as a Fellow to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon of Canada. Dr. Marik has worked in various teaching hospitals in the US since 1992. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Neurocritical Care and Nutrition Science. Dr. Marik is currently Professor of Medicine
(with tenure) and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr Marik has written over 500 peer reviewed journal articles, 80 book chapters and authored four critical care books. He has been cited over 44,000 times in peer-reviewed publications and has an H-index of 98. He has delivered over 350 lectures at international conferences and visiting professorships. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the National Teacher of the Year award by the American College of Physicians in 2017. Dr. Marik is the co-founder of the Front Line Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC).

Pamela Bjorkman, PhD

David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

Pamela Bjorkman is the David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering at Caltech. Her laboratory does basic and translational research to understand immune recognition of viral pathogens. They are interested in understanding antibody responses against viruses in order to develop improved therapeutics and potential vaccines. As part of their approach, they investigate the structural correlates of broad and/or potent antibody-mediated neutralization of HIV-1, SARS-CoV-2, Zika, and hepatitis C virus.

Richard J. Sciotti, PhD, PMP

Chief, Drug Development Section, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)

Richard Sciotti earned a BS in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University, a PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Indiana University, and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Notre Dame. He is an experienced medicinal chemist with 25 years of drug discovery experience, 14 years at Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer Inc. (Ann Arbor and Groton sites) and 10 years at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He has led drug discovery efforts in malaria, cutaneous leishmaniasis, antibacterials, immunosuppression and cardiovascular therapeutic areas; has led tactical and strategic project operating plans requiring extensive knowledge of synthetic and medicinal chemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics. This work has resulted in 5 clinical candidates, over 100 publications/presentations and 18 patents. He received the prestigious DoD Scientist of the Quarter award, presented by the Assistant Secretary of Defense, and was awarded the Department of the Army, Research & Development Achievement Award for Leadership Excellence. In 2018, joined NIAID as the Chief, Drug Development Section and since joining, NIH/NIAID has managed a portfolio of over 20 product development contracts and delivered 12 Phase 1 and 4 Phase 2 clinical trials.

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