Primary Job Title Vice President, Development Programs and Alliance Management Primary Organization 
Idera Pharmaceuticals
Gender Male
Dr. Sullivan joined the Company in 2002 as Senior Director, Preclinical Drug Development and subsequently rose to his current position, Vice President, Development Programs and Alliance Management. His prior professional experience includes a variety of technical management roles with pharmaceutical companies, including Purdue Pharma and Adria;
contract research organizations, including Oread, Battelle and Roma Toxicology Centre; and in veterinary medicine at International Minerals & Chemical. Dr. Sullivan brings broad expertise in the design, execution, and application of nonclinical drug development programs. His publications, presentations, and reports submitted to regulatory authorities have covered topics in preclinical models of efficacy, safety pharmacology, pharmacokinetics/ADME, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and reproductive toxicology as well as general toxicology/pathology.
Dr. Sullivan earned his B.S. in Microbiology from Michigan State University. His graduate studies were at Purdue University, where he earned a M.S. degree in Health Physics and a Ph.D. in Toxicology.
