Dr. Douglas joined the Novavax Board in 2010. He has over 25 years of biotechnology experience having previously served in Corporate Development roles at Genzyme Corporation since 1989. Most recently, Dr. Douglas was Senior Vice President Corporate Development and a Corporate Officer of Genzyme Corporation. As a leader of Genzyme’s Corporate Development team, Dr. Douglas was involved in numerous acquisitions, licenses, joint ventures and strategic alliances. From 1982 till its merger with Genzyme Corporation in 1989, Dr. Douglas served in Science and Corporate Development capacities at Integrated Genetics. Dr. Douglas was a postdoctoral fellow in Leroy Hood’s laboratory at the California Institute of Technology. He received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in biochemistry and a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Michigan. He currently serves on the University of Michigan Technology Transfer National Advisory Board. 

 Novavax, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to delivering novel products to prevent a broad range of infectious diseases. Using innovative proprietary recombinant nanoparticle vaccine technology, we produce vaccine candidates to efficiently and effectively respond to both known and emerging disease threats. Our vaccine candidates are genetically engineered three-dimensional nanostructures that incorporate recombinant proteins critical to disease pathogenesis.