By Elena Storozhuk, MD, MS, Director of Business Development, and Sergei Varshavsky, MD, PhD, Chairman and CEO of DW Coordinating Center, USA Elena Storozhuk, MD, MS is the Director of Business Development at DW Coordinating Center (DWCC), a global CRO, conducting multinational clinical trials in Russia and Eastern Europe, headquartered in Los Altos, California. Elena received her medical training at the Semashko Medical School in Moscow. She obtained her Masters Degree in Clinical Pharmacology at Ohio State University and held different positions in the clinical department at Neoprobe Corporation. In her previous position with ICON Clinical Research, Elena was involved in global project management, medical monitoring and site management of large Phase III multi-centre multinational trials, safety surveillance and medical writing. Her clinical research experience includes the following therapeutic areas: infectious diseases, oncology, bone marrow transplantation, cardiovascular diseases and gastrointestinal disorders.
Sergei Varshavsky, MD, PhD is Chairman and CEO of DW Coordinating Center. Sergei received his medical training at the I. P. Pavlov First Medical School and Postgraduate Medical School in St Petersburg, Russia. He began his career as a Researcher at the Research Institute of Cardiology in St Petersburg, specialising in thrombolic therapy in acute miocardial infarction. Over the past 12 years, Sergei has been directly involved in all clinical trials conducted by DWCC. He was a National Coordinator for large multi-centre studies. Sergei has contributed to more than 30 publications in international scientific journals and was the first clinician to conduct a Quality of Life study in Russia. Sergei is also Head and Founder of Clinical Research Institute (CPR) in St Petersburg.
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