Eric Hoffman
Associate Dean for Research and Research Development and Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Background
Before joining Binghamton, Eric Hoffman, PhD, was assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, professor of molecular genetics and biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, director of the Center for Genetic Medicine at the Children's National Medical Center, and professor and chair of the Department of Integrative Systems Biology at George Washington University. His research has focused on the genetic basis of human and animal disease, drug development and genetic variation in human populations.
He has helped establish companies in the emerging venture philanthropy space, including ReveraGen BioPharma, AGADA BioSciences and TRiNDS LLC
Hoffman plans on facilitating drug development by bridging academic research, stakeholder foundations, governments and for-profits.
Education
- PhD, Johns Hopkins University
- BA, Gettysburg College
Research Interests
- Molecular genetics
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Drug development