Barbara Wallner

Dr. Barbara Wallner joined Samus Therapeutics in January 2017. Dr. Wallner has over 30 years of experience in biotechnology companies with domestic and international operations. Her expertise ranges from establishing corporate strategies to leading company operations in research and development, business development and intellectual property management, establishing and leading corporate partnerships, coordinating multi-company project teams and academic collaborations. Dr. Wallner obtained her B.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois and spent her postdoctoral fellowship in Molecular Biology at Harvard University. She started her biotechnology career as one of the first scientists at Biogen, Inc, where she invented Amevive, which obtained market approval for psoriasis. She subsequently served as Vice President of Research and Chair of Scientific Advisory Board at Immulogic, Inc. She co-founded Point Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company where she served as Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board. Point Therapeutics went public and was later acquired by DARA Biosciences. Dr. Wallner then took the position of Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Research at BioTransplant, Inc. and subsequently joined ZIOPHARM Oncology as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology Operations. Dr. Wallner’s areas of scientific expertise include biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, and small molecule and peptide chemistry. During her career, Dr. Wallner authored 43 US-issued patents and more than 120 patent applications published and issued worldwide.