Alison D. Schecter, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Schecter joins Selecta Biosciences as Chief Medical Officer after most recently serving as the Global Project Head, Rare Diseases at Sanofi where she was responsible for leading the Niemann-Pick Disease (ASMD) project, where her team was awarded the 2018 Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Visionary Award as well as gaining Breakthrough, Prime and Sakegake designations. She acted as the primary BD liaison between research and clinical development for internal and external programs in Rare Disease and adjacent therapeutic areas. Prior to joining Sanofi, Dr. Schecter was Global Program Head at Baxalta where she was instrumental in obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and PMDA approval for Adynovate, and for advancing the hemophilia portfolio culminating in Baxalta’s acquisition by Shire. Prior to Baxalta, Dr. Schecter was VP of Cardiovascular and Metabolism (CVM) External Innovation at the Northeast J&J Innovation Center in Cambridge, where she was responsible for identifying novel product opportunities and technologies. Earlier, she led translational medicine in cardiovascular and metabolism and rare disease indications at the Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research (NIBR), leading a PoC trial for the IL-antibody program, thus validating the NLRP3 signaling pathway for secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Schecter started her career in academia where she was Associate Professor in Immunology and Medicine and co-founder of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She was the recipient of numerous NIH grants. Her work at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai led to the identification of functional chemokine receptors on cardiac myocytes and vascular smooth muscle. Her innovative academic translational research led to a successful career in biotechnology. Dr. Schecter is a board-certified cardiologist and she completed her Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a Cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Research Fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Science University.
Dr. Schecter started her career in academia where she was Associate Professor in Immunology and Medicine and co-founder of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She was the recipient of numerous NIH grants. Her work at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai led to the identification of functional chemokine receptors on cardiac myocytes and vascular smooth muscle. Her innovative academic translational research led to a successful career in biotechnology. Dr. Schecter is a board-certified cardiologist and she completed her Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a Cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Research Fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Science University.