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March 1, 2016
Danilo Casimiro Joins Aeras as Chief Scientific Officer
Rockville, MD,– Aeras today announced that Danilo Casimiro, Ph.D., has joined the organization as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) effective February 29. Dr. Casimiro joins Aeras from the Merck Research Laboratories, where he was Executive Director in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research.

“Danilo Casimiro has dedicated his career to developing vaccines to combat many major human health issues and we are delighted he will be leading Aeras’s scientific strategy to develop a new, effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine,” said Jacqueline E. Shea, Ph.D., Aeras Chief Executive Officer. “As a prominent and highly respected scientific leader, Dr. Casimiro brings a broad-ranging wealth of vaccine discovery and development experience and shares our passion and commitment to TB vaccine development and to global health.”

Dr. Casimiro will be filling the position recently vacated by Thomas G. Evans, M.D., who was formerly Aeras CEO and has been serving as Acting Chief Scientific Officer during the search for a permanent CSO…