Dr. Ely Benaim, M.D. has been the Chief Medical Officer of Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since February 2015. In this role, Dr. Benaim responsible for leading Rexahn's clinical development programs and providing strategic and clinical guidance for Rexahn Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Benaim has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare including 15 years of clinical research experience in academia, government and pharmaceutical industry, as well as extensive experience in global regulatory affairs. Dr. Benaim was Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Chief Medical Officer of Berg Pharma. Prior to joining Berg Pharma, Dr. Benaim was Global Clinical Development Leader at Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. /Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company where he oversaw global clinical development of the Aurora A kinase inhibitor program. Prior to joining Takeda in 2011, Dr. Benaim served as Vice President of Clinical Affairs for Sangamo BioSciences where he lead the development of zinc-fingers transcription factors cellular therapies in the areas of Cancer, Diabetes, Neurology, Cardiovascular and HIV. Before Sangamo, Dr. Benaim served at Amgen as Global Clinical Lead for clinical development across several drug development programs. Prior to Amgen he was a Senior Director, Oncology Clinical Development at Salmedix, Inc. / Cephalon Inc. (now Teva Pharmaceuticals) where he led the development of TREANDA?? to a Phase 3 pivotal trial for lymphoma. From 1997 to 2004, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee and an Assistant Member to the Department of Hematology/Oncology. As a member of the Transplantation and Gene Therapy program he published several manuscripts on the areas of stem cell transplantation, immunology and gene therapy. Dr. Benaim also has a passion for global pediatric cancer awareness and care and has been awarded for his contributions in Latin America and the United States. Dr. Benaim received his M.D. from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas and completed his pediatric residency training at the University of South Florida. He completed fellowships in pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplantation at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee.