John Eldridge

Biography

 Prior to joining Profectus BioSciences in 2008, Dr. Eldridge was Vice President of Advanced Vaccines Research for Wyeth Vaccines Research and oversaw the departments of Immunobiology, Bacteriology, and Cell Biology and Pathogenesis. He directed the research of approximately 147 scientists in these areas and was actively engaged in Wyeth's Vaccine discovery and development programs. Dr. Eldridge has substantial practical experience in the management of vaccine programs in all phases of development. As a Principal Investigator, his research has been supported by grants and contracts from the NIH and the DoD. He is currently the Principal Investigator on two HIV Vaccine Design and Development Team Contracts from the NIH. The FDA has recently approved the INDs for three clinical trials to be initiated under these contracts. Dr. Eldridge is the inventor on 11 issued patents, and author of over 130 scientific papers that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals, as well as author of over 10 review articles and book chapters. Prior to joining Wyeth (Lederle-Praxis), he held various faculty positions at the University of Alabama, Birmingham from 1984 to 1993. He continues as an Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Eldridge received his Ph.D. in Microbiology in 1981 from State University of New York at Buffalo.

Research Interest

Research interest in the area of Microbiology, HIV Vaccine Design and Development