PDS Biotech Chief Medical Officer, Lauren V. Wood, to Present at the 2021 International Head and Neck Cancer Conference
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing novel cancer therapies and infectious disease vaccines based on the Company’s proprietary Versamune® T-cell activating technology, today announced that the company’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lauren V. Wood, will be presenting at the upcoming 2021 International Head and Neck Cancer Conference hosted by Cardiff, NHS Wales and The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Group.
Dr. Lauren V. Wood will be joining Dr. Arthur M. Lauretano in hosting the 90-minute seminar titled “New Drugs in the Fight Against Head & Neck Cancer”. This seminar will focus on novel treatment approaches for head and neck cancer and working in collaboration with health professionals, patients, cancer survivors and drug companies in research, prevention, treatment, and care for those diagnosed with the disease. Dr. Wood will highlight the potential impact of the Company’s proprietary, Versamune® T-cell activating technology on the treatment of HPV-associated head and neck cancer with PDS0101.
The conference is taking place virtually from November 2 – 4, 2021. Details for the conference and seminar are as follows:
2021 International Head and Neck Cancer Conference:
Dates: November 2 – 4, 2021
Conference Link: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing?eid=17014&
Seminar: New Drugs in the Fight Against Head & Neck Cancer
Date: Wednesday November 3, 2021
Time: 9:15am UK (3:15 am ET)
Dr. Wood and Dr. Lauretano both bring a breadth of knowledge and experience to the table. Dr. Wood joined PDS Biotech as Chief Medical Officer in February 2019. She is responsible for clinical development of the novel, immune activating Versamune® platform-based product pipeline that address a broad spectrum of solid tumors, including PDS Bio’s lead clinical candidate PDS0101 targeting HPV-related cancers. With 30 years of extensive clinical research experience at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Wood most recently was the Clinical Director of the Vaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute. While there, she oversaw the translational development of immune-based therapies for both cancer and HIV infection and was a co-inventor of two patented therapeutic cancer vaccine platforms targeting the TARP and HER tumor antigens.
Dr. Arthur Lauretano is an otolaryngologist currently serving as the Medical Director for the Lowell General Hospital Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Center and as the Chief Medical Officer at the Circle Health/Lowell General Hospital. Dr. Lauretano has his Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Clinical Informatics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and has a second board certification in Clinical Informatics from the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Lauretano also teaches at the Harvard Medical School and the Boston University School of Medicine.
About PDS Biotechnology
PDS Biotech is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing a growing pipeline of cancer immunotherapies based on the Company’s proprietary Versamune® T-cell activating technology platform. Our Versamune®-based products have demonstrated the potential to overcome the limitations of current immunotherapy by inducing in vivo, large quantities of high-quality, highly potent polyfunctional tumor specific CD4+ helper and CD8+ killer T-cells. PDS Biotech has developed multiple therapies, based on combinations of Versamune® and disease-specific antigens, designed to train the immune system to better recognize diseased cells and effectively attack and destroy them. The company’s pipeline products address various cancers including breast, colon, lung, prostate and ovarian cancers. To learn more, please visit www.pdsbiotech.com or follow us on Twitter at @PDSBiotech.
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