Deborah Eppstein

Dr. Eppstein has over 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including 20 years in entrepreneurial roles in biotechnology. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Q Therapeutics from 2006 until her retirement in 2015.

Dr. Eppstein served as Chief Executive Officer of Altea Therapeutics, Vice President of Corporate Development at TheraTech and Director of Corporate Development and Head of Biochemistry, Virology and Tumor Biology at Syntex (SWX:RO, Roche AG).

Dr. Eppstein received a B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Grinnell College, a Ph.D. with honors in biochemistry from the University of Arkansas, and conducted research in virology and cell biology as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at Santa Barbara.