Ashley joined the GeoVax team in 2022, bringing 12+ years of experience leading and developing projects in industry, academia, and non-profit settings. Upon completion of her graduate studies, she went directly into technical project management at Q² Solutions, an IQVIA company, directly prior to joining GeoVax. She brings a combination of specialized immunology expertise in inflammatory diseases across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, autoimmune, and infectious diseases and broad knowledge of clinical and pre-clinical program development and management. Ashley received her PhD in Immunology and Microbiology from the University of Florida and her BS in Biochemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology. More recently, she has obtained the globally recognized PMP certification from the Project Management Institute, which demonstrates industry-standard expertise in project management.