OFFICERS
President
Caralee Schaefer, PhD
Director of Preclinical Development
Xyphos, Inc. (an Astellas company)
president@inflammationresearch.org
Vice President
Alison O’Mahony, PhD
Vice President of Pharmaceutical Research
Seek Labs
vicepresident@inflammationresearch.org
Treasurer
Dirk Smith, MSc
Founding Partner
Cascadia Drug Development Group
treasurer@inflammationresearch.org
Secretary
Howard Kartstein
Director of Business Development
Certis Oncology
secretary@inflammationresearch.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fiona Kuo, PhD
Senior Director, Clinical Development
RAPT Therapeutics
Caitlin Parello, PhD
Senior Scientist
Biomodels, Inc.
Xiao-Feng Yang, MD, PhD, FAHA
Temple University School of Medicine
Heather Jones, RN
Senior Scientific Director, US Medical Affairs-Rheumatology
Abbvie
Lisa Schopf, PhD
Senior Director, I & I
Pfizer
Albert Sek, PhD
Global Labeling Lead – Oncology
Merck & Co.
Wendy Peters, PhD
Senior Director, Corporate Development
Gilead Sciences
Siquan Sun, PhD
Scientific Director
Janssen Research & Development
Liwu Li, PhD
IRA Past President
Professor of Inflammation Biology & Immunology
Virginia Tech