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John Vernachio, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research
John Vernachio, Ph.D. serves as the vice president of research for the Arthritis Foundation. In this role he provides leadership and direction to further the Arthritis Foundation research program and the organization’s commitment to finding a cure and better and safer treatments for the nation’s leading cause of disability.
Vernachio brings to the Arthritis Foundation extensive research leadership and expertise, serving as a researcher and technical director in the biotechnology sector for more than 20 years. Most recently, he served as vice president of biology for Inhibitex, Inc. Earlier, he held supervisory and leadership roles in several biotechnology companies including Baxter Healthcare and Valentis, Inc. In addition, he is an author on over 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles, numerous scientific presentations and is a co-inventor on 10 patent applications.
A graduate of the University of Vermont, Vernachio earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science in 1984. He received a doctorate in biochemistry with a concentration in immunology and molecular biology in 1989 from Johns Hopkins University and completed his post-doctoral training in the Department of Immunology at The Research Institute of Scripps Clinic in San Diego in 1991.
