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Dr. Gardner has spent over 30 years in academia, medicine and industry.
She began her academic medical career in 1984 at Stanford University, where she
has held several positions including Senior Associate Dean for Education
and Student Affairs and remains today as Professor of Medicine. From 1994 to 1996, she took a leave of absence to
work at ALZA Corporation, a major drug delivery company, as a Principal
Scientist, Vice President of Research and as Head of ALZA Technology
Institute. She has conducted extensive research in cell biology,
including gene therapy, and is widely published in the fields of cell
biology and pharmacology. She has received numerous national awards and
honors and serves on the Board of Directors of several public and
private companies. It was in this capacity that Essex Woodlands first
worked with Dr. Gardner through joint directorship of Aronex
Pharmaceuticals, a Fund IV portfolio company that was acquired by
Antigenics in 2002.
Dr. Gardner joined Essex Woodlands as an Adjunct Partner in 2001. Her
expertise in
pharmacology and drug delivery has been invaluable to the Partnership in
evaluating
technology in this growing segment of the pharmaceutical sector. She
serves on the Board of
Revance Therapeutics. Dr.
Gardner’s extensive
network and industry contacts have proven instrumental on many
occasions. She was
responsible for the Partnership’s introduction to
Rinat Neurosciences, a Genentech spinout
in which Essex Woodlands became the lead investor. Rinat Neurosciences
was acquired by Pfizer, Inc. in April 2006.
Dr. Gardner holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois,
where she
graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi and a Doctor of Medicine from
Harvard
Medical School, where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. She trained in
internal medicine
at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a Chief Residency at
Stanford University
Hospital. She completed research fellowships at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons at
Columbia University and University College, London, England. |
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