Mark Bagarazzi

Dr. Mark Bagarazzi is Chief Medical Officer at NEUVOGEN where he is responsible for providing leadership and setting the overall strategic direction for the research and clinical development programs as well as managing regulatory advancement of the lead assets and pipeline. He has served as advisor to top biopharmaceutical companies on clinical development and regulatory affairs. Prior to NEUVOGEN, Dr. Bagarazzi was Chief Medical Officer of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, and oversaw the clinical development and regulatory advancement of their novel biologic and medical device platforms from preclinical to pivotal Phase III trials. Previously, Dr. Bagarazzi was Director of Worldwide Regulatory Affairs for Vaccines/Biologics at Merck Research Laboratories where he was responsible for the licensure of RotaTeq® and lead the development team for Merck’s vaccine for the prevention of herpes zoster, ZOSTAVAX®. Prior to joining industry, Dr. Bagarazzi was an assistant professor of pediatrics at Drexel College of Medicine where he served as director of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS program at St Christopher’s Hospital for Children where he trained in pediatrics. He subsequently completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Bagarazzi received his medical degree with honors from New Jersey Medical School and holds a BS in electrical engineering magna cum laude from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has authored or co-authored dozens of scientific papers, with a focus on the subject of vaccines. Dr. Bagarazzi currently reviews Gene Therapy protocols for Castle IRB and is on the Gene Therapy Advisory Board for the WIRB Copernicus Group.