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Avalo Announces Appointment of Michael Croft, Ph.D. and Jeff Edelson, M.D. to its Scientific Advisory Board
Avalo’s SAB is comprised of key opinion leaders in immunology and the LIGHT-signaling network WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
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[{"type":"text","content":"Avalo’s SAB is comprised of key opinion leaders in immunology and the LIGHT-signaling network WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Croft and Dr. Jeff Edelson to the company’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB, which is led by Dr. Carl Ware, provides strategic and scientific guidance to Avalo as it progresses its pipeline of therapies that target the LIGHT-signaling network, notably AVTX-002 (anti-LIGHT mAb) and AVTX-008 (BTLA agonist fusion protein). Avalo’s SAB comprises (biographies below): Carl Ware, Ph.D., Chair of Avalo’s SABMichael Croft, Ph.D.Jeff Edelson, M.D. “The addition of Drs. Croft and Edelson to our SAB greatly strengthens our scientific core and further enhances Avalo’s standing as a leader in the LIGHT-signaling pathway immunoregulation,” said Dr. Garry Neil, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “The members of our SAB, which is led by Dr. Carl Ware, are world renowned experts and leaders in the industry who have made pioneering contributions to the immunology field. Their combined knowledge and expertise of the LIGHT-signaling network, tumor necrosis factor superfamily, and inflammatory and autoimmune disease, including asthma, is invaluable to our research and development efforts. Their insights will be crucial to Avalo as we approach a transformational topline data readout this quarter of our Phase 2 PEAK trial of AVTX-002 in patients with non-eosinophilic asthma.” Biographies Carl Ware, Ph.D. (Director and Professor, Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases Center at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Institute) is recognized for his extensive research on the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily and its role in immune responses. Throughout his career, he has focused on unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying TNF signaling and its impact on inflammation, cell survival, and immune regulation. Dr. Ware's studies have contributed to a better understanding of TNF receptor signaling pathways and their implications in various diseases, including cancer and autoimmune disorders. He is the discoverer of the LIGHT-signaling network and Avalo’s two lead compounds, AVTX-002 (anti-LIGHT mAb) and AVTX-008 (BTLA agonist fusion protein). At the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute,...