Maurice Zauderer, Ph.D. has served as Vaccinex’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors since the company’s inception in April 2001. Prior to founding Vaccinex, Dr. Zauderer was an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester and has also held senior faculty positions at Columbia University. During his academic career, Dr. Zauderer held the position of visiting scientist at the Laboratory of Cell Biology, the Ontario Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Zauderer received a B.S. in Physics from Yeshiva University and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.