William J. Cunningham

William J. Cunningham, MD joined Olatec’s Drug Development Team in August 2011 and became a member of the Scientific Advisory Board in November 2012. Dr. Cunningham has been contributing leading expertise to the clinical development of dapansutrile in the design and conduct of Olatec’s human clinical trials, also serving as Medical Monitor in several of Olatec’s clinical trials. Dr. Cunningham has over 30 years of experience in clinical research. He is the founder and president of Cu-Tech, LLC, a CRO, and is a board certified dermatologist and lead drug development consultant to many pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. and abroad. Formerly the Assistant Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs at Roche Dermatologics, a division of Hoffman-La-Roche, he acquired broad clinical development experience as director of the dermatological and infectious disease programs, where he initiated and supervised dozens of individual programs in the development, licensing, and strategic alliance areas. Following his long association with Hoffmann La-Roche, Dr. Cunningham founded Cu-Tech, LLC, in 1993. He was on the faculty at Columbia University for over a decade. Dr. Cunningham remains active as a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, a member of the Society for Investigative Dermatology and a member of the Drug Information Association. Dr. Cunningham holds an MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and a BS from Niagara University. He trained in dermatology in the U.S. Public Health Service and Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.