Andrew Fedanov, Foreign MD, Ph.D.
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Cell phone: 770-***-****
Home phone: 770-***-****
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OBJECTIVE
. Pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical trials background. Program director
at a clinical trial company [Certificate - Clinical Trail Monitoring &
Research Site Coordination (CRC); The International Conference on
Harmonization (ICH); Good Clinical Practices (GCP)]. Experienced
manufacturing manager at a small biotechnology company. Result-oriented,
detailed knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality System
Regulations. Head of pharmaceutical sales department. Sales
representative.
. Academic background. Excellent academic background at the leading
academic institutions. Excellent laboratory, analyzing, and planning
skills. Good presentation and writing experience.
. Personal characteristics. Result-oriented. Strategic thinking and problem
solving. Good interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills. Ability to
work in team and independently. Responsible decision-making skills. Good
negotiating skills.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOTECH
2009 Sept - 2010 Apr Program Director, Atlanta Cardio-Pulmonary
Research Network, LLC, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Key Contributions
. Conceptualized, designed, and prepared two grant proposals:
"Combinatory treatment of PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension) and
edema: use of echocardiography as a hemodynamic biomarker to guide
diuretic management in monocrotaline induced PAH rats", and
"Echocardiovascular Monitoring of Overweight and Obese Children and
Adolescents"
Responsibilities
. Developing a research projects: literature analysis, networking,
implementing new ultrasound methods, grant writing
2009 Jan - 2009 Aug Manufacturing consultant, Grace Laboratories, LLC,
Decatur, Georgia, USA
2007 Jan - 2009 Jan Manufacturing manager, Grace Laboratories, LLC,
Decatur, Georgia, USA
Key Contributions
. Established Good Manufacturing Practice and Quality Assurance. Two
products (ELISA kits) were developed, tested, and prepared for a
small scale manufacturing. Device Master Record was created for each
product. Implemented Quality System (QS) according to 21 CFR, 820
Responsibilities
. Designing and optimization of manufacturing processes
. ELISA kits development
. Stability and performance characteristics study
. Managing company operations, and facilities management
. Establishing of purchasing procedure, quality control of incoming
raw materials, storage system, inventory system, equipment
validation, and maintenance schedules
. Equipment troubleshooting. Monthly employee trainings, inventory
system, and laboratory record-keeping system
. Implementation of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
. Communication with vendors and preparation of vendor approved list
(for GMP)
Quality Assurance experience
. Very experienced in writing documentation to support manufacturing
processes, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Quality System
(QS) Regulation according to 21 CFR, 820, ISO
. Participation in IDE (Investigational Device Exemption), IND
(Investigational New Drug), and CLIA (Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendment) applications
. Contacting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and certified
consultants
. Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
. Creating Device Master Records, Device Labeling, and Packaging
processes
. Performing company business in accordance with Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
. Organization of experimental procedures, conducting processes and
products validation according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards
Institute (CLSI)
. Implementation of the Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA)
System
. Follow-up the device history records
. Validation of incoming reagents and final products
Quality Assurance knowledge
. Clinical Trail Monitoring & Research Site Coordination (CRC)
. FDA regulations
. The International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
. Current Good Clinical Practices (cGCP)
. A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
. Quality Risk Management. Change Control. Six-system Inspection. Six
Sigma. Design of Experiments (DOE)
1998 Sept - 1999 Aug "Prolek LTD-plus", LLC, Berdsk, Russia. Senior
manager and research scientist
Key Contributions
. Launched two new herbal products "Valerian Root" and "Prunella
vulgaris". Established "Data and Information Technology Unit",
company computer network, and costumer's database. Managing sales
representatives
Responsibilities
. Development of herbal products
. Contacting with vendors
. Raw material processing and packaging
. Product labeling according to local requirements (GOST)
. Managing sales representatives
1997 Feb - 1998 Aug "Delo", ZAO, Novosibirsk, Russia. Head of
pharmaceutical sales department: pharmaceutical whole sales development.
Managing small group of two sales representatives
Key Contributions
. Successfully supported medication supply. Established wholesale
network.
Responsibilities
. Contacting with vendors
. Contra-deals for medication supply
. Control of cash flow
. Hiring and managing sales representatives
. Managing sales representatives
Independent consulting
. "Pharmaproduct, LLC", Novosibirsk, Russia (wholesale pharmaceutical
company). Consulting. Sales representative.
. "International Institute of Cosmic Anthropoecology", Novosibirsk, Russia.
Consulting. Sales development: lectureship and sales development of
herbal product. Achievements: established a retail sale network.
. "Laboratory automatic pipettes, LLC", Novosibirsk, Russia. Consulting.
Development strategy of adjustable volume pipettors. Achievements:
consultation on strategy and design of two adjustable volume pipettes.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Interests: immunology, mucosal immunology, innate immunity, vaccines,
pulmonary arterial hypertension, obesity, echocardiography
1999 Sep - 2007 Jan Postdoctoral Fellowship and then Research Associate
at Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University. Atlanta, GA, USA.
Responsibilities
. HIV research and vaccine development program with Dr Silvija
Staprans and Dr. Mark Feinberg), and malaria research program with
Dr. Mary Galinsky
Key Contributions
. Establishing histological and immunohistochemical methods. Developed
multi-color flow cytometry antibody panel. Participation in three
grant applications. Peer publications and presentations.
Participation in the research projects (at Emory Vaccine Center)
. Project Title: "Cellular Immune Responses and Aids Pathogenesis".
Principal Investigator: Feinberg, Mark. Project Number:
5R01AI049155. Years: 2001 - 2004
. Project Title: "Cellular Immune Responses in Aids Pathogenesis".
Principal Investigator: Feinberg, Mark. Project Number:
5P51RR000165. Years: 2003-2006
. Project Title: "Determinants of Non Pathogenic SIV Infection".
Principal Investigator: Staprans, Silvija. Project Number:
5P51RR000165. Years: 1999 - 2004
. Project Title: "Enhancing the Immunogenicity of Recombinant MVA
Vectors". Principal Investigator: Feinberg, Mark. Project Number:
5U19AI061728. Years: 2004 - 2006
. Project Title: "Host Specific Responses in SIV-Induced
Hematosuppression". Principal Investigator: Staprans, Silvija.
Project Number: 5R01HL075766. Years: 2003 - 2006
. Project Title: "Novel Method to Evaluate HIV-Specific CTL
Responses". Principal Investigator: Feinberg, Mark. Project Number:
1R21AI049089 . Years: 2001 - 2004
. Project Title: "Optimizing the Immunogenicity of MVA-Based AIDS
Vaccines". Principal Investigator: Feinberg, Mark. Project Number:
5U19AI061728. Yeas: 2004 - 2006
. Project Title: "Optimizing Routes of Vaccine Delivery". Principal
Investigator: Staprans, Silvija. Project Number: 5U19AI061728.
Years: 2004 - 2008
. Project Title: "Molecular analysis of plasmodium vivax surface
antigens". Principal Investigator: Galinski, Mary R. Project Number:
5P51RR000165. Years: 2005 - 2006
Laboratory skills
. Cell culture, intestinal organ culture - excellent experience
. Animal models: rat pulmonary arterial hypertension, SIV non-human
primate models (rhesus and sooty mangabeys), mouse, rat
. Flow cytometry - FACSCalibur, LSR, LSR II - excellent experience
. Histology - excellent experience
. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) - excellent experience
. ELISA - excellent experience
. Gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE
. Molecular cloning, RT-PCR - Applied Biosystems 7900
. Proteomics: malaria parasite proteome
. MALDI-MS/MS. HPLS
. Excellent knowledge of MS Office including Access, Excel, Word,
Project manager
1988 Jan - 1997 Jan Research scientist, Laboratory of Immunomorphology,
Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology Siberian Branch of the
Russian Academy of Medical Science, Novosibirsk, Russia. Academician
Valeriy Trufakin lab (president of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of
Medical Science).
. Key Contributions. PhD thesis defense. Research scientist. Peer
publications and presentations.
Laboratory skills
. Cell culture, intestinal organ culture
. Mouse and rat animal models
Other academic and work experiences
Postgraduate Student, Institute of Clinical Immunology, Siberian Branch
of the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Novosibirsk, Russia
Research scientist, Laboratory of Immunology, Central Scientific Research
Laboratory, Krasnoyarsk Medical State Academy, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Emergency Medicine Physician, Emergency Medical Service, Krasnoyarsk,
Russia
EDUCATION
. 2009 Certificate: "Clinical Trail Monitoring & Research Site
Coordination (CRC); The International Conference on Harmonization (ICH);
Good Clinical Practices (GCP). The CRA Institute.
. 2009 Certificate: "Entrepreneur Success Series", Small Business
Development Center, the University of Georgia
. 1977 - 1983 Doctor of Medicine (MD), Krasnoyarsk Medical State
Academy, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
. 1985 - 1988 Graduate student in immunology, Institute of Clinical
Immunology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Science,
Novosibirsk, Russia.
. 1996 Ph.D. in Histology, Cytology, and Embryology (14.00.23),
Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology Siberian Branch of the
Russian Academy of Medical Science, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TRAINING PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS
. National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ). Annual
Forum for Improving Children's Healthcare and Childhood Obesity, March 8-
11, 2010, Atlanta, GA
. The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC) 16th Annual
Scientific Sessions in Kingsport, Tennessee, October 22-24
. 2-dimentional proteomics, SDS-PAGE
. Multi-color Flow Cytometry
. Laser Capture Microdissection
GRANT AWARDS
. "Entrepreneur Success series" at University o Georgia
. "The Clinical Research Associates Institute" (The CRA Institute)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
RESEARCH ARTICLES
. H. S. Gill, S. N. Andrews, S. K. Sakthivel, A. Fedanov, I. R. Williams,
D. A. Garber, F. H. Priddy, S. Yellin, M. B. Feinberg, S. I. Staprans and
M. R. Prausnitz, (2009). "Selective removal of stratum corneum by
microdermabrasion to increase skin permeability." Eur J Pharm Sci, 38(2):
p. 95-103
. G. Silvestri, A. Fedanov, S. Germon, N. Kozyr, W. J. Kaiser, D. A.
Garber, H. McClure, M. B. Feinberg and S. I. Staprans, (2005). "Divergent
host responses during primary simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsm
infection of natural sooty mangabey and nonnatural rhesus macaque hosts."
J Virol, 79(7): p. 4043-54.
. D. A. Garber, G. Silvestri, A. P. Barry, A. Fedanov, N. Kozyr, H.
McClure, D. C. Montefiori, C. P. Larsen, J. D. Altman, S. I. Staprans and
M. B. Feinberg, (2004). "Blockade of T cell costimulation reveals
interrelated actions of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in control of SIV
replication." J Clin Invest, 113(6): p. 836-45.
SYMPOSIUM AND PRESENTATION CONTRIBUTIONS
. A. Fedanov, FMD PhD; S. Rosenthal, MD, C., FACC; R. Todd, BA, RDMS, RDCS;
N. Maslanka BSN, MA, ABD. "Echocardiovascular Observations in Childhood
Obesity - Rationale For Early Screening", booth presentation at the
Annual Forum for Improving Children's Healthcare and Childhood Obesity,
March 8-11, 2010, Atlanta, GA.
. A. Fedanov, G. Khunteev, A. Bagumyan, G. Izykenova, S. Dambinova, DSc.
"Performance Characteristics of the Gold Dot-1 NR2 Antibody Test". In
American Association of Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting 2008, July 28 -
August 1, Washington, DC.
. S. Dambinova, G. Khunteev, D. Olson, G. Izykenova, R Heath, A. Fedanov,
J. Weissman. "NR2 Peptide Indicates Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute
Ischemic Stroke". In American Association of Clinical Chemistry Annual
Meeting 2008, July 28 - August 1, Washington, DC.
. Cindy Korir, Andrew Fedanov, Stacey Lapp, John Barnwell, Mary Galinski.
Proteomic Insights into the Make-up of P. vivax and P. knowlesi Blood
Stage Parasites. in 55th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene. 2006. November 12-16, 2006 Atlanta Marriott
Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia USA.
. R. Chavan, A. Fedanov, J. Miller, S. Staprans, M.B. Feinberg. Expression
MIP-3alpha, GM-CSF and Flt3 ligand from Recombinant Modified Vaccinia
Ankara can Enhance Antigen Specific Immune Responses. in AIDS Vaccine
2003. 2003. Hilton New York, NY, USA.
. S. Staprans, D. A. Garber, G. Silvestri, N. Kozyr, A. Barry, A. Fedanov,
R Regoes, H. McClure, J. D. Altman, J. Cohen, M. B. Feinberg. Viral and
host determinants of primary SIV replication dynamics. in HIV Dynamics &
Evolution. 9TH International Workshop. 2002. UCLA Conference Center, Lake
Arrowhead, CA.
. D. A. Garber, G. Silvestri, A. Fedanov, N. Kozyr, A. Barry, C. Ibegbu, A.
Carter, A. Anderson, X. Wang, R. Mittler, H. McClure, C. P. Larsen, J. D.
Altman, S. Staprans, M. B. Feinberg. Blockade of T-Cell Co-Stimulation
during Acute SIV Infection in Rhesus Macaques Blunts SIV-Specific
Cellular Immune Responses but Does not Protect Them from AIDS. In 9th
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. 2002. Washington
State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA.
. S. Staprans, G. Silvestri, L. Perry, N. Kozyr, A. Fedanov, D. A. Garber,
H. McClure, M. B. Feinberg. AIDS Pathogenesis Elucidated by Divergent
Host Responses during SIV Infection of Natural and Non-Natural Hosts. in
AIDS Vaccine 2001. 2001. Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
. S. Staprans, G. Silvestri, L. Perry, S. Germon, N. Kozyr, A. Fedanov, D.
A. Garber, H. McClure, M. B. Feinberg. AIDS pathogenesis elucidated by
divergent host response during SIV infection of natural and non-natural
hosts. in Keystone Symposia. HIV Pathogenesis. 2001. Keystone Resort,
Keystone, Colorado.
. S. Staprans, D. A. Garber, C. Ibegbu, L. Perry, S. Germon, N. Kozyr, A.
Fedanov, H. McClure, J. D. Altman, G. Silvestri, M. B. Feinberg. CD4 and
CD8 T cell dynamics during primary SIV infection and their relationship
to virus replication. in 8th Annual International Discussion Meeting on
HIV Dynamics and Evolution. 2001. Paris, France.
. D. A. Garber, G. Silvestri, A. Fedanov, R Regoes, A. Barry, N. Kozyr, C.
P. Larsen, H. McClure, D. Montefiori, J. D. Altman, S. Staprans, M. B.
Feinberg. Use of T-Cell Costimulatory Blockade during Acute SIV Infection
of Rhesus Macaques to Define the Relative Importance of Cellular and
Humoral Immune Responses in Control of Viremia and Disease Progression.
in AIDS Vaccine 2001. 2001. Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
. D.A. Garber, G. Silvestri, A. Fedanov, N. Kozyr, A. Barry, C. Ibegbu, A.
Carter, D. Anderson, X. Wang, R. Mittler, H. McClure, C.P. Larsen, J.D.
Altman, S. Staprans, M.B. Feinberg. Blockade of T-cell costimulation
during acute siv infection in rhesus macaques blunts siv-specific
cellular immune responses but does not protect them from AIDS. in 19-th
annual symposium on nonhuman primate models AIDS. 2001. San Juan, Puerto
Rico: Journal of Medical Primatology 2002.