Drug developer with broad experience in development of small molecules for Oncology, Hepatitis C, Immunology and Influenza, and for gene therapy biologic for orphan diseases, leveraging background in basic research in molecular biology and virology combined with extensive medical resume and team leadership experience. American Board of Internal Medicine certified practitioner of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease at a tertiary care medical center involved in the treatment of complex general medical and infectious conditions, and in the teaching of medical students and residents and fellows in training.

Senior Medical Director @ Medical lead for gene therapy program in beta thalassemia. Responsible for: 1. Execution of phase I- III clinical trials for novel gene therapy 2. Development of clinical program strategy From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Instructor @ 1. Teaching Harvard Medical School Students, Residents and Fellows 2. Presenting at academic conferences and preparing scientific manuscripts From August 2010 to Present (5 years 5 months) Infectious Disease Attending @ 1. Attending on hospital inpatients with HIV/ AIDS, post-surgical and community-acquired infections. 2. Caring for clinic outpatients with HIV/ AIDS and other infectious diseases. 3. Teaching Infectious Disease fellows and Internal Medicine residents. From July 2008 to Present (7 years 6 months) Medical Director, Clinical Development @ 1. Executing early phase through proof-of-concept trials in oncology, hepatitis C and influenza 2. Devising clinical strategy for development of drugs in oncology and infectious disease From December 2011 to August 2015 (3 years 9 months) Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development @ 1. Executing early phase through proof-of-concept trials in hepatitis C, oncology and influenza 2. Devising clinical strategy for development of drugs in oncology and infectious disease From December 2011 to October 2013 (1 year 11 months) Infectious Disease Attending @ 1. Attending on patients with HIV/ AIDS, post-surgical infections, complications of immunosuppression and cancer-related infections. 2. Teaching Infectious Disease fellows and Internal Medicine residents. From October 2009 to December 2011 (2 years 3 months) Research Fellow @ 1. Investigating molecular mechanisms of HIV transmission employed by the viral envelope. 2. Studying vaccine-induced protection against mucosal infection in simian models of HIV infection. 3. Development of novel simian challenge viruses to model HIV infection. From June 2007 to August 2010 (3 years 3 months) Infectious Diseases Fellow @ From July 2006 to July 2008 (2 years 1 month) Resident in Internal Medicine @ From June 2003 to July 2006 (3 years 2 months)

Residency, Internal Medicine @ Brigham and Women's Hospital From 2004 to 2006 Internship, Internal Medicine @ Brigham and Women's Hospital From 2003 to 2004 M.D @ Columbia University From 1995 to 2003 Ph.D., Combined Program, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology @ Columbia University From 1997 to 2002 BA, Biomedical Engineering and Biology @ Harvard University From 1991 to 1995 Needham High School Mohammed Asmal is skilled in: Infectious Diseases, Clinical Trials, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cancer, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Virology, Clinical Development, Medical Research, Clinical Research, Biochemistry, Medicine, Healthcare, Translational Research