User:Erschuur

I have spent 20 years in the lab as a research scientist, where my research focused on the molecular and cellular biology of gene expression in cancer and viruses. My contributions included better understanding of the structure of genes and transcription factors important in cancer and other diseases.

I worked at Calydon, Inc. as Director of Molecular Biology in 1994, led a team that the identified and defined the function of the prostate specific antigen gene promoter and enhancer, engineered adenovirus genomes to take advantage of the PSA knowledge to create prostate cancer therapeutics, and created engineered adenoviruses for the clinic.

I have worked at Stanford Univeristyas a Resident Scholar in the Department of Surgery, doing research to understand how the estrogen receptor gene is inappropriately expressed in breast cancer. During this time I contributed to definition of the structure of the human estrogen receptor alpha gene, as well as developing a novel test for alterations in allele copy number of individual of genes.

During this same period, I started a consulting practice in the biotechnology industry. My consulting focused on product development, technology assessment, and business development in the oncology, virology, genomics, proteomics, and regenerative medicine spaces.

In 2005, I joined Asthmatx, Inc. as Director of Clinical Affairs. My responsibilities included management of clinical data analysis, clinical data management, clinical report writing, and publications. In this crossfunctional position and later as Associate Director of Scientific Affairs, I was responsible for interfacing with multiple departments in order to advance development and regulatory approval of the Company’s asthma treatment device.

I returned to full-time consulting at the beginning of 2009 with the founding of VMWA. I provide a range of medical/scientific writing services. He received his Ph.D. degree in Experimental Pathology from the UCLA School of Medicine and completed a Post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of Southern California and the Scripps Research Institute.