Irina Gitlin

Irina Gitlin started their work experience in 2000 as a Graduate Student Researcher at Harvard University. Irina then joined Arsenal Medical in 2006 as a Senior Scientist, where they managed pre-clinical studies for the development of a novel hemostatic dressing and identified and oversaw grant proposals. In 2012, they joined the University of California, San Francisco, initially as a Senior Program Manager, where they organized and managed Catalyst Awards and academic-industry alliances. Later, they became the Drug Development Lead, working on translating academic discoveries into valuable biomedical products. Currently, they hold the position of Co-Founder at Aer Therapeutics, Inc. and is also the VP of Research and Development.

Irina Gitlin earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2000. Irina then went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University, completing their studies in 2006.