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Ira D. Lawrence, M.D. has been a Director since June 2005. Previously, Dr. Lawrence served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from June 2005 until June 2006. From 1995 to 2005, Dr. Lawrence was at Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc., most recently as the Senior Vice President of Research and Development. Fujisawa Healthcare Inc., was the U.S. subsidiary of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. that recently merged with Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. to form Astellas Pharma Inc. From 1993 to 1995, Dr. Lawrence served as Vice President of Research and Development at GenDerm Corporation. Dr. Lawrence was the Associate Director of Clinical Studies, Immunology at Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. from 1991 to 1993. Prior to 1991, Dr. Lawrence practiced internal medicine and allergy/clinical immunology, most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff at the Veterans Administration Lakeside Medical Center and Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Medical School. Dr. Lawrence earned his M.D. degree, from the Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine) and his B.A. from Temple University. Dr. Lawrence completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Northwestern University and his fellowship at the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. | 