Dr. Pipas is a medical oncologist who received his MD at SUNY-Health Science Center, Syracuse. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Dartmouth. Following his training, he joined the faculty at Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center/Cancer Center. During an academic career that spanned more than 20 years, Dr. Pipas led the GI Oncology Program in the Cancer Center and served as both Director of the Office of Clinical Research and the Hematology/Oncology fellowship program. In addition, he spent many years as a member of both the Dartmouth College IRB and the Cancer Center Data and Safety Monitoring Board. He has published 40 scientific papers and more than 60 abstracts. Dr. Pipas’ academic career was followed by more than six years of clinical development experience in oncology biotech companies. He joined GeoVax in January 2024 to assist with oncology asset development.