April 7, 2010 — Rockville-based Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX)has appointed James F. Young, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Young will be an independent Board Member effective immediately.
Dr. Young has over 30 years of experience in the fields of molecular genetics, microbiology, immunology and pharmaceutical development. He was previously President of Research and Development, including responsibility for regulatory affairs, at MedImmune where he was instrumental in the development of FluMist and Synagis. In 2005, Dr. Young was awarded the Albert B. Sabin Humanitarian Award. Prior to MedImmune, Dr. Young was influential in building the department of molecular genetics at Smith Kline & French Laboratories (now part of GlaxoSmithKline) and culminated as director, department of molecular genetics.
"We are very pleased to welcome such an accomplished and distinguished member of the biotech industry to Novavax's Board of Directors," said Stan Erck, Executive Chairman of Novavax Board of Directors in a statement. "His extensive experience and knowledge in the vaccine arena will be a tremendous advantage to Novavax as the company moves forward to advance our pipeline products."
Prior to GlaxoSmithKline, Dr. Young was on the faculty of the department of microbiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY. Dr. Young received his doctorate in microbiology and immunology from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and Bachelor of Science degrees in biology and general science from Villanova University.
Source: Novavax, Inc.
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