Lisa DeLuca

Lisa DeLuca, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at GlycoMimetics, Inc. Dr. DeLuca has 30 years of pharmaceutical experience with 27 of those years in Regulatory Affairs at both large pharma and small biotech companies. The majority of her regulatory career has been spent in the oncology therapeutic area. She has experience across multiple solid and liquid tumor types, including acute myeloid leukemia. Dr. DeLuca was the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Celator Pharmaceuticals and was responsible for all regulatory activities for CPX-351 (Vyxeos). Vyxeos was the first therapeutic in over 40 years to improve survival for high-risk AML patients. At Celator, she served as a key member of the management team responsible for taking Vyxeos through clinical development, manufacturing optimization, NDA preparation, and the acquisition of the company by Jazz Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. DeLuca’s career is hallmarked by multiple product registrations and approvals, and her experience spans the drug development spectrum from pre-IND to post-approval and life cycle management. She holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in biology from Eastern Michigan University, earned her Ph.D. from the University of Toledo, and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan.