Dr. Ungerleider provides expert advice in the design and conduct of phase I, phase 2, and large-scale pivotal oncology clinical trials, and participates in developing the research plans for pilot and laboratory-translational studies. He provides scientific leadership and medical guidance to clinical operations personnel at Theradex. Prior to joining Theradex in 2001, Dr. Ungerleider had been Chief of the Clinical Investigations Branch at the NCI for over a decade in which role he was responsible for the Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program. His career in the U.S. Public Health Service spanned twenty-seven years, the last twenty-five of which were spent at the NCI. Dr. Ungerleider’s involvement in policy development to improve the conduct of oncology clinical trials provided him with extensive exposure to the scientific, regulatory, and industrial communities and familiarized him with the different interests of each.
Dr. Ungerleider received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the State University of New York at Binghamton’s Harpur College, and his medical degree from New York University. He trained in pediatric medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and at Stanford University, and underwent fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Stanford and the National Cancer Institute Pediatric Branch. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and the Sub-Board of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.