staff

George Vella, PhD
Director of Research and Strategic Planning

Dr. Vella brings to Charley’s Fund 20+ years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. He joined Charley’s Fund from BioProcessors Corp., a VC backed start-up biotechnology company where he most recently served as Vice President of Research and Development. Before that, he was a Scientific Fellow at Applied Biosystems and held several positions during his six year tenure there, including Divisional Vice President of Science & Technology and Senior Director of Scientific Operations. Dr. Vella has also served in senior managerial positions at PerSeptive Biosystems and Millipore and Waters. Dr. Vella received his PhD in bio-organic chemistry from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada and was a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Biochemistry Research Institute at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He is the only PhD level scientist in the world whose sole job is to expedite a treatment or cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Contact information:
gjvella@charleysfund.org
(508) 533-1337

Nancy Smith
Development Manager

Contact information:
nancy@charleysfund.org
(413) 528-5744