Catherine Priest
Chief Development Officer (CDO) @ Neurona Therapeutics
About
Organizational leader with a broad background in neuroscience and the development of cellular therapeutics. Demonstrated ability to design, build, and lead multidisciplinary teams and scientific programs; experience in industry, government, and academia. Expertise in advancing cellular therapeutics through IND approval and clinical trials. Specialties: Translational development, regulatory strategy, cellular therapeutics, effective team leadership
United States
San Francisco Bay Area
Biotechnology
Stem Cells, Cell Culture, Neuroscience, Clinical Development, Histology, Regenerative Medicine, Biotechnology, CRO, Regulatory Submissions, Drug Discovery, Cell Biology, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuroanatomy, Cell Therapy, Preclinical Development, Immunohistochemistry, in Situ Hybridization, Drug Development, Molecular Biology, Cellular Therapeutics
Experience
Chief Development Officer (CDO)
Neurona Therapeutics
San Francisco Bay Area
Strategic and operational leadership of clinical stage company developing cellular therapeutics to address neurological diseases and injury.
VP, Preclinical Development
Neurona Therapeutics
San Francisco Bay Area
Built academic start-up company through successful IND for an hESC-derived neuronal therapeutic.
Senior Science Officer
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
San Francisco Bay Area
Scientific evaluation and portfolio management of clinical and translational research awards in regenerative medicine. Gap analysis and strategic guidance of clinical development programs; negotiation of multi-year $MM project milestones and assessment of progress.
Senior Director
Geron Corporation
San Francisco Bay Area
Led preclinical development of cellular therapeutics for spinal cord injury, cardiac repair and diabetes. Authored nonclinical modules of first successful IND for an hESC-derived therapeutic. Strategic program direction with proven success at management of teams and cross-functional efforts to achieve corporate goals.
Director
Geron Corporation
San Francisco Bay Area
Therapeutic applications of stem cell biology, specializing in preclinical development and scientific direction for multiple complex programs, management of resources, external collaborations and CRO studies, and writing for regulatory submissions.
Associate Director
Geron Corporation
San Francisco Bay Area
Therapeutic applications of stem cell biology, specializing in neuroscience and preclinical development. CRO selection, off-site study initiation and remote project management.
Group Leader
Geron Corporation
San Francisco Bay Area
Therapeutic applications of stem cell biology, specializing in neuroscience and preclinical development. Cell culture for hESC growth and directed differentiation.
Senior Scientist II
Geron Corporation
San Francisco Bay Area
Therapeutic applications of stem cell biology, specializing in model development for neural injury and neurodegenerative disease.
Senior Research Scientist I, II
Bayer
San Francisco Bay Area
Assay development and high throughput screening using neural cell lines to evaluate unknown proteins and biologics. Management of scientific team and leadership development in pharmaceutical environment.
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland Area
Neuroendocrine research with a focus on anatomical circuitry and stem cell biology. Manager of histology core facility with responsibility for protocol development and user training. Member of Graduate Faculty with teaching and committee service.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Greater New York City Area
Neuroendocrine research with a focus on transcriptional regulation of anatomical circuitry.
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Greater New York City Area
Neuroendocrine research with a focus on transcriptional regulation of anatomical circuitry. Awarded Aaron Diamond Postdoctoral Grant.
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
The Rockefeller University
Greater New York City Area
Neuroendocrine research with a focus on anatomical circuitry and behavior. NIH Postdoctoral Training Grant Fellowship
Education
Kalamazoo College
Biology, Psychology
Undergraduate teaching and research awards. Foreign Study at University of Hannover, Germany.
UCLA
Neuroscience, Anatomy, Cell Biology
Neuroendocrine research with a focus on anatomical circuitry and behavior. Taught in Histology and Gross Anatomy courses for Medical and Dental School. NIH Predoctoral Training Grant Fellowship
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