Product Development Team
Audra Stinchcomb, Ph.D. — Founder and CSO of AllTranz
Dr. Stinchcomb has over 20 years experience in drug development, designing and conducting biomedical and transdermal research. Her academic credentials include degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado and post doctoral experience at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Stinchcomb is currently an associate professor at the University of Kentucky. She is considered a leading expert in transdermal delivery and prodrug development. Dr. Stinchcomb holds a patent for a successful series of naltrexone prodrugs for transdermal delivery. Additionally, she has multiple patents pending. Her research work has brought in over $3 Million in funding from federal (NIH and private foundations) and industrial sources.
She participates as a reviewer for SBIR/STTR NIH and NSF Study Sections, "Drug Discovery and Delivery" and Neuroscience. She also serves as a reviewer for over twenty pharmaceutical and drug delivery journals, including a 2006 appointment to the Pharmaceutical Research Editorial Advisory Board. Dr. Stinchcomb has served as a member of the United States Pharmacopeia, an Institutional Review Board for clinical research, and as a scientific advisor for the EPA and NIOSH. She is currently a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, the Controlled Release Society, and the International Cannabinoid Research Society, and also holds a pharmacy license in the state of Colorado.
Miro Golinski, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Drug Design and Discovery
Dr. Golinski has more than 21 years of experience as a research scientist specializing in organic chemistry and biotechnology. He has held senior research positions at startup biotech and pharmaceutical companies, as well as universities. Dr. Golinski holds 13 patents and has published 14 scientific papers. He has been with AllTranz since 2007.
Stan Banks, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
Dr. Banks has more than 15 years experience in chemistry and pharmaceutics. He has previously held positions as a Research Analyst at the Center for Pharmaceutical Science and Technology at the University of Kentucky and as a DNA specialist for the Kentucky State Police. Dr. Banks holds 3 patents and has 7 published papers. He has been with AllTranz since 2007.
Guohua Li, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
Dr. Li brings more than 10 years of research experience and has an extensive background in transdermal and topical drug delivery. She holds a Ph.D. in both Animal Molecular Genetics and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Li has many publications, presentations and awards to her name. Dr. Li started with AllTranz January 2010.
Dana Hammell, M.S., Global Laboratory Manager and Senior Scientist
Ms. Hammell has more than 12 years of research experience in both the private sector and university labs. Ms. Hammell is currently a Research Associate at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Ms. Hammell has 3 patents and 14 transdermal drug delivery publications in pharmaceutical journals. She has been with AllTranz since 2005.
Jeff Howard, B.S., Senior Scientist, Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality
Mr. Howard has 30 years of experience working in the energy, environmental pesticides and pharmaceutical industries. He is experienced in the workplace requirements of Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) by the FDA and EPA. Mr. Howard has been with AllTranz since 2005.