Future of Immunology Research Seminar
Date and time
Location
S2 Lecture Theatre
16 Rainforest Walk Monash University Clayton, VIC 3800 AustraliaDescription
Monash University and AbbVie Pty Ltd
invite you to the
'Future of Immunology Research' seminar
Presented by AbbVie's distinguished scientific leaders, Dr. Lisa Olson, Vice President of Immunology Research and Dr. Marek Honczarenko, Vice President of Global Clinical Development Immunology, the event provides an opportunity to learn about emerging areas of biology which support next-generation biologic and small molecule approches to address clinical needs across rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology, and fibrosis.
About the speakers:
Dr. Lisa M. Olson, PhD
Vice President, Immunology Research, ABC and CRC Site Head
Dr. Lisa Olson is responsible for the oversight and strategic development of AbbVie's Immunology research program, and is Site Head for the AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester and Cambridge Research Center, MA.
Dr. Olson joined AbbVie (formerly Abbott) in 2005 as Director, Pharmacology and has had roles of increasing responsibility ever since. In 2008, she was promoted to Senior Director, Pharmacology and Discovery Safety, Metabolism and Pharmokinetics and in 2010 became Divisional Vice President, Immunology Research. Dr. Olson became Site Head of the AbbVie Bioresearch Center in 2012 and the Cambridge Research Center 2018. In the five years prior to joining AbbVie, Lisa was senior scientist with the Arthritis and Inflammation Department at Pharmacia Corp, St. Louis, MO which subsequently evolved into the Inflammation Department of Pfizer Corp, St. Louis, MD.
Dr. Olson received her PhD degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL in 1986. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council and is a Trustee for the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives.
Dr. Marek Honczarenko
Vice President of Global Clinical Development Immunology
Dr. Marek Honczarenko joined AbbVie in April 2017 as Vice President Global Clinical Development, Immunology. He is responsible for the full clinical development cycle of the Immunology portfolio, including Humira.
Marek came to AbbVie from Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he was Therapeutic Area Head for Immunoscience and Fibrosis Development. Prior to that, Marek was Head of Translational Immunology Development for Pfizer Biological Therapeutics BU.
Earlier in his career Marek held roles of increased responsibility in clinical development at Medimmune and Biogenidec.
Marek earned MD and PhD degrees from the Pomeranian Medical University in Poland. He completed his fellowship and postdoc training at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine. He then continued this academic career as faculty at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. Marek has published more than 80 papers and book chapters in the area of stem cell trafficking and biology, and is a co-inventor on several patents.
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