Management

Dr. Kumar co-founded Onconova in 1998. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and trained at the National Cancer Institute. He has held positions in R&D or management at Princeton University, Bristol-Myers Squibb, DNX (later Nextran, a subsidiary of Baxter) and Kimeragen (later Valigen), where he was President of the Genomics and Transgenics Division. Dr. Kumar has more than 50 publications spanning molecular oncology, transgenic animals, gene therapy and recombination. He is an inventor in eight U.S. patents and many patent applications. He co-edited the 1993 book "Molecular Basis of Human Cancer."

Dr. Fruchtman joined Onconova in January, 2015. He has extensive experience in large and small biopharmaceutical companies and has led successful clinical development programs while serving in senior positions at Ortho Biotech Products, Novartis, Allos Therapeutics, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and Syndax Pharmaceuticals. Earlier, Dr. Fruchtman was on the faculty of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Director of the Stem Cell Transplantation and Myeloproliferative Disorder Programs at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is an author of more than 170 lectures, presentations, books, chapters, and abstracts and serves as an external reviewer for multiple medical journals. Dr. Fruchtman received his medical degree from New York Medical College with the distinction of membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical fraternity. 

Mr. Guerin joined Onconova Therapeutics in September 2013 to augment the financial reporting, forecasting, and internal controls capabilities of the company following the IPO in July 2013.  Prior to joining Onconova, Mr. Guerin worked as an interim senior finance & accounting executive facilitating the post-acquisition integration activities of newly-acquired private equity portfolio companies.  Previously, Mr. Guerin was the VP Finance & CFO of Cardiokine, Inc. through that company’s filing of a New Drug Application and the sale of the company.  Prior to joining Cardiokine, Mr. Guerin was Director, Financial Reporting & Internal Controls at Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. during Barrier’s IPO and follow-on offering.  Mr. Guerin started his career at Coopers & Lybrand in Philadelphia.  He received his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from DeSales University and has earned the CPA, CMA, and CFM professional certifications.

Dr. Maniar received his B.S. in Pharmacy from Bombay College of Pharmacy and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Connecticut. He has led the development and commercialization of several pharmaceutical products and medical devices during his career. Prior to joining Onconova, Dr. Maniar was with SRI International, where he served as Senior Director, Formulations and Drug Delivery. He has authored more than 100 patents, publications, and presentations in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.