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Abcuro

Breakthrough Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases & Cancer

  • About
    • Overview
    • Leadership
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Investors
  • Science
    • Overview
    • Highly Cytotoxic T Cells
    • KLRG1
    • Publications
  • Pipeline
    • Overview
    • Ulviprubart
    • IBM
    • T-LGLL
    • T and NK Cell Lymphomas
    • Additional Indications
  • Clinical Trials
  • News
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Team

Amador, Stephanie

February 12, 2024

Stephanie Amador

Senior Manager,
CMC Project Management

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Stephanie Amador

Senior Manager,
CMC Project Management

Anderson, Chris

June 4, 2025

Craig Anderson

Senior Clinical Data Manager

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Craig Anderson

Senior Clinical Data Manager

Benedict, Grace

May 19, 2025

Grace Benedict

Senior Director, Regulatory CMC

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Grace Benedict

Senior Director, Regulatory CMC

Borbas, Dave

March 7, 2022

Dave Borbas

Research VP,
Head of Data Management

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Dave Borbas

Research VP,
Head of Data Management

Bowers, Charlotte

March 22, 2025

Charlotte Bowers

Senior Manager, Quality Control

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Charlotte Bowers

Senior Manager, Quality Control

Brennan, Eileen

May 20, 2024

Eileen Brennan

Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs

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Eileen Brennan

Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs

Byrne, Donna

April 3, 2023

Donna Byrne

Director, Clinical Operations

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Donna Byrne

Director, Clinical Operations

Chaney, Terry

April 3, 2023

Terry Chaney

Director,
QA Drug Product Manufacturing

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Terry Chaney

Director,
QA Drug Product Manufacturing

Chartienitz, Brett

March 7, 2022

Brett Chartienitz

IT Operations Manager

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Brett Chartienitz

IT Operations Manager

Chen, Weilee

June 20, 2024

Weilee Chen

Associate Director,
CMC Downstream Manufacturing

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Weilee Chen

Associate Director,
CMC Downstream Manufacturing

Cooper, Ken

August 29, 2022

Ken Cooper

Clinical Operations, Trial Management

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Ken Cooper

Clinical Operations, Trial Management

Cupples, Courtney

June 9, 2025

Courtney Cupples is the Chief Commercial Officer at Abcuro and brings more than 25 years of global experience in commercializing orphan drug medicines for rare diseases. Prior to joining Abcuro, Courtney served as Chief Commercial Officer for Priovant Therapeutics, where she led commercial launch preparation for the company’s oral small molecule, brepocitinib, currently in development

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Courtney Cupples

Chief Commercial Officer

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Courtney Cupples

Chief Commercial Officer

Courtney Cupples is the Chief Commercial Officer at Abcuro and brings more than 25 years of global experience in commercializing orphan drug medicines for rare diseases. Prior to joining Abcuro, Courtney served as Chief Commercial Officer for Priovant Therapeutics, where she led commercial launch preparation for the company’s oral small molecule, brepocitinib, currently in development for the potential treatment of severe autoimmune diseases. Prior to this, Courtney spent five years at Biohaven Pharmaceuticals where she led commercial strategic planning for the company’s clinical-stage rare disease portfolio focused primarily on neuromuscular conditions. Before Biohaven, she spent nine years at Alexion Pharmaceuticals where she led the launch of Soliris®(eculizumab) in Latin America, served as leader of the global franchise for the atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) indication for (Soliris®) and led the global metabolic disease franchise for Strensiq®(asfotase alfa) and Kanuma®(sebelipase alfa). Courtney began her career at Genzyme Corporation where she served in various commercial roles over 11 years, driving expansion of the company’s enzyme replacement therapy business in Latin America. Courtney holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Anthropology from Swarthmore College.

Duymich, Christopher

April 6, 2025

Christopher Duymich

Director, CMC Project Management

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Christopher Duymich

Director, CMC Project Management

Eldridge, George A.

August 18, 2025

George Eldridge is the Chief Financial Officer at Abcuro. He brings over 30 years of experience in fundraising, taking companies public, facilitating mergers and acquisitions, and establishing critical financial operations. Most recently, George served as Chief Financial Officer at Aerovate Therapeutics guiding the company though its successful initial public offering (IPO) in 2021 and subsequent

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George A. Eldridge, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

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George A. Eldridge, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

George Eldridge is the Chief Financial Officer at Abcuro. He brings over 30 years of experience in fundraising, taking companies public, facilitating mergers and acquisitions, and establishing critical financial operations. Most recently, George served as Chief Financial Officer at Aerovate Therapeutics guiding the company though its successful initial public offering (IPO) in 2021 and subsequent reverse merger with Jade Biosciences in 2025. Before this, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Proteon Therapeutics. Earlier, George spent four years as a consultant to various companies in the biotechnology industry, acting as a Chief Financial Officer and providing advisory services. George has also held Chief Financial Officer roles at Targanta Therapeutics, until its acquisition in 2009 by The Medicines Company, Therion Biologics, Curis (previously Ontogeny, Inc.) and Boston Life Sciences. Earlier in his career, George was an investment banker at Kidder Peabody & Co, Inc. He holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Fields, Emiliana

May 19, 2025

Emiliana Fields

Director, QA Compliance

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Emiliana Fields

Director, QA Compliance

Geary, Jeff

April 18, 2024

Jeff Geary

Director, Human Resources

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Jeff Geary

Director, Human Resources

Greenberg, Steven A.

September 7, 2021

Steven A Greenberg, M.D., M.S. is a founder of Abcuro and the Chief Scientific Advisor. Steve is a clinical neurologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His clinical and laboratory research focus involves translational medicine, inventing diagnostics including blood tests for dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis, and therapeutics,

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Steven A. Greenberg, MD

Chief Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder

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Steven A. Greenberg, MD

Chief Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder

Steven A Greenberg, M.D., M.S. is a founder of Abcuro and the Chief Scientific Advisor. Steve is a clinical neurologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His clinical and laboratory research focus involves translational medicine, inventing diagnostics including blood tests for dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis, and therapeutics, including co-inventing a therapeutic monoclonal antibody for dermatomyositis currently in late-stage clinical trials. He has authored over 100 publications and served as Principal Investigator for multiple clinical trials. Steve received an A.B. degree in Mathematics from Princeton University, an M.S. degree in Medical Informatics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School through the Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology Program.

Gress, Mike

September 1, 2022

Mike Gress

VP, Clinical Development,
Head of Clinical Trial Management

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Mike Gress

VP, Clinical Development,
Head of Clinical Trial Management

Han Fang

February 12, 2024

Fang Han

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

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Fang Han

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Hoffer, LaDonna

March 7, 2022

LaDonna Hoffer

Senior Manager, Medical Affairs Operations

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LaDonna Hoffer

Senior Manager, Medical Affairs Operations

Houts, Ian

June 20, 2024

Ian Houts

Senior Director, Supply Chain

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Ian Houts

Senior Director, Supply Chain

Hwang, Ella

May 9, 2022

Ella Hwang

Vice President, Quality

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Ella Hwang

Vice President, Quality

Jiang, Lusi

March 7, 2022

Lusi Jiang

Accounting Manager

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Lusi Jiang

Accounting Manager

LeMessurier, Hugo

March 7, 2022

Hugo LeMessurier

Director, Abcuro Pty Ltd

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Hugo LeMessurier

Director, Abcuro Pty Ltd

Lewis, Samantha

February 26, 2024

Samantha Lewis

Associate Director,
CMC Supply Chain and Logistics

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Samantha Lewis

Associate Director,
CMC Supply Chain and Logistics

Loi, Chris

April 21, 2025

Christopher Loi

Associate Director, QA
Compliance & Training

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Christopher Loi

Associate Director, QA
Compliance & Training

Luk, Jeffrey

January 2, 2024

Jeffrey Luk

Director, Head of Manufacturing

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Jeffrey Luk

Director, Head of Manufacturing

Lurk, Kristin

August 7, 2023

Kristin Lurk

Senior Director
Program Management

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Kristin Lurk

Senior Director
Program Management

Mansuri, Daniel

October 3, 2023

Daniel Mansuri

Head of Corporate Development

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Daniel Mansuri

Head of Corporate Development

Marth, Andrew

February 12, 2024

Andrew Marth

Director, Quality Control

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Andrew Marth

Director, Quality Control

Martin, Alex

September 29, 2022

Alex Martin brings over 30 years of experience building companies and closing transactions in the biopharmaceutical industry. He was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Palladio Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which was acquired by Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA), and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Realm Therapeutics (RLM) which was acquired by ESSA

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Alex Martin, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

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Alex Martin, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

Alex Martin brings over 30 years of experience building companies and closing transactions in the biopharmaceutical industry. He was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Palladio Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which was acquired by Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA), and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Realm Therapeutics (RLM) which was acquired by ESSA Pharma (EPIX). He was also Chief Operating Officer of Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT), and Chief Finance Officer of BioXell (BXLN) which was acquired by Cosmo Pharmaceuticals (COPN). He began his career at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals where he held roles of increasing responsibility in marketing and business development and later joined Novartis as Vice President, Global Business Development & Licensing. Alex is an active coach and mentor to other senior executives, and a guest lecturer at Wharton and Columbia Business School on biotech, entrepreneurship, and raising capital. He holds a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard.

McClain, Michael

March 7, 2022

Michael McClain

Associate Director, Clinical Operations

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Michael McClain

Associate Director, Clinical Operations

Morgan, Shelly

March 22, 2025

Shelly Morgan

Director, Regulatory Affairs

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Shelly Morgan

Director, Regulatory Affairs

Motschwiller, Ricky

March 7, 2022

Richard Motschwiller

VP, Finance

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Richard Motschwiller

VP, Finance

Neely, Mike

April 21, 2025

Mike Neely

Senior Manager,
CMC Drug Product Manufacturing

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Mike Neely

Senior Manager,
CMC Drug Product Manufacturing

Nguyen, Charlie

January 27, 2025

Charlie Nguyen

Senior Manager, CMC Process Development

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Charlie Nguyen

Senior Manager, CMC Process Development

Obi, Chidi

January 8, 2024

Chidi Obi

Director, Analytical Development

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Chidi Obi

Director, Analytical Development

Orozco, Raquel

May 22, 2023

Raquel Orozco

Director, CMC
Process Development

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Raquel Orozco

Director, CMC
Process Development

Patel, Zarna

April 8, 2024

Zarna Patel

Director, Quality Systems

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Zarna Patel

Director, Quality Systems

Peabody, Lynn

March 25, 2025

Lynn Peabody

Associate Director,
Analytical Development

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Lynn Peabody

Associate Director,
Analytical Development

Pepen, Johnny

June 5, 2024

Johnny Pepen

Staff Accountant

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Johnny Pepen

Staff Accountant

Perkins, Stephen

March 22, 2025

Stephen Perkin

Senior Manager, QA Operations

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Stephen Perkin

Senior Manager, QA Operations

Reyes, Armando

March 31, 2022

Armando Reyes

Director, Clinical Operations

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Armando Reyes

Director, Clinical Operations

Searle, Stephen

May 20, 2022

Stephen A. Searle

Associate Director, Program Management

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Stephen A. Searle

Associate Director, Program Management

Shen, Yuyi

April 4, 2022

Yuyi Shen, PhD

VP, Technical Operations

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Yuyi Shen, PhD

VP, Technical Operations

Skredenske, Jeff

July 21, 2025

Jeff Skredenske

Senior Manager,
CMC Purification Process Development

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Jeff Skredenske

Senior Manager,
CMC Purification Process Development

Soler-Ferran, Dulce, PhD

March 7, 2022

Dulce Soler-Ferran, PhD

VP, Biology

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Dulce Soler-Ferran, PhD

VP, Biology

Srinivasan, Usha

July 22, 2024

Usha Srinivasan

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

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Usha Srinivasan

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Sundaram, Sam

January 5, 2024

Sam Sundaram

Executive Assistant & Operations Manager

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Sam Sundaram

Executive Assistant & Operations Manager

Tashi, Karma

May 6, 2024

Karma Tashi

Director, GMP Quality Drug Substance

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Karma Tashi

Director, GMP Quality Drug Substance

Tubridy, Karen

December 13, 2022

Karen Tubridy is the Chief Operating Officer of Abcuro.  She brings more than 30 years of experience in drug development strategy and operations supporting novel and first-in-class therapeutics. Previously, Karen served as a Chief Development Officer at Verseau Therapeutics, Akebia Therapeutics, and Eleven Bio. She has had responsibility for driving global program strategies to IND,

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Karen Tubridy, PharmD

Chief Operating Officer

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Karen Tubridy, PharmD

Chief Operating Officer

Karen Tubridy is the Chief Operating Officer of Abcuro.  She brings more than 30 years of experience in drug development strategy and operations supporting novel and first-in-class therapeutics. Previously, Karen served as a Chief Development Officer at Verseau Therapeutics, Akebia Therapeutics, and Eleven Bio. She has had responsibility for driving global program strategies to IND, NDA and J-NDA filings. In addition, she has had responsibility for oversight of drug development operations including the build out of core R&D infrastructure and quality systems. Previously, she held senior positions in clinical and regulatory operations at Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Taligen Therapeutics (acquired by Alexion) and Syntonix Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Biogen). She held a senior position at AVANT Immunotherapeutics directing several vaccine programs and held positions of increasing responsibility in clinical research and medical affairs at Genetics Institute/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, where she directed hematology and oncology programs. Karen holds a BS in pharmacy and a PharmD from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.

Weems Gary

August 6, 2022

Garry Weems

VP, Clinical Science

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Garry Weems

VP, Clinical Science

Wilkins, Jeffrey

June 13, 2022

Jeffrey Wilkins is the Chief Medical Officer of Abcuro. He is a highly experienced clinician, having advanced clinical programs from IND to regulatory approval. Jeff has deep expertise in the areas of immunology, rare diseases, and immuno-oncology. He has served in senior clinical leadership positions, including as Chief Medical Officer for over 20 years. Among

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H. Jeffrey Wilkins, MD

Chief Medical Officer

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H. Jeffrey Wilkins, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Jeffrey Wilkins is the Chief Medical Officer of Abcuro. He is a highly experienced clinician, having advanced clinical programs from IND to regulatory approval. Jeff has deep expertise in the areas of immunology, rare diseases, and immuno-oncology. He has served in senior clinical leadership positions, including as Chief Medical Officer for over 20 years. Among others, Jeff led clinical development programs at Avalo Therapeutics, Lycera, Ceptaris Therapeutics, Cephalon, and Ception Therapeutics. He entered the pharmaceutical industry with GlaxoSmithKline, where he rose to become Vice President of Discovery Medicine for GSK’s Center of Excellence in External Drug Discovery. Jeff received his MD from Temple University School of Medicine and his BS from Bucknell University.

Yates, Bill

April 8, 2024

Bill Yates

Vice President, Information Technology

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Bill Yates

Vice President, Information Technology

Zuniga, Jose

June 30, 2025

Jose Zuniga

Senior Manager,
CMC Cell Culture Manufacturing

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Jose Zuniga

Senior Manager,
CMC Cell Culture Manufacturing

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