Lisa PlitnickDr. Lisa Plitnick received a BA in Biology from The State University of New York at Oswego and an MS and a PhD in Immunology from the Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. In 2002, she joined the Department of Safety Assessment and Laboratory Aimal Resources in Merck Research Laboratories where she worked as a Study Director and currently serves as the Preclinical Safety Lead on drug development teams and as the Therapeutic Area Lead for Vaccines. She is the Scientific and Regulatory Advisor for the In Vivo Biologics Release Testing Group in the Merck Manufacturing Division and the Scientific Advisor for the Immunotoxicology Laboratory. Dr. Plitnick has edited a book, contributed to several book chapters on biologics and vaccines, and peer-reviewed journal articles. She is a member of the HESI ILSI Immunotoxicology Technical Committee, the BioSafe Specialty Biologics Expert and MoA/MoT working groups, and the Merck Immunotoxicology Council. Read More Read Less