DR. MARTIN J. KAPLITT, M.D., has been the Chairman of the board of the corporation since February 2004. Dr. Kaplitt served as the Executive Chairman of the corporation from September 2004 until February 23, 2007. He also served as President from February 2004 to September 2004 and was previously a Director and President of Neurologix Research, Inc., the corporations predecessor, from August 1999 to February 2004. Dr. Kaplitt has been associated with North Shore University Hospital for over 30 years and has held a variety of positions, including Chief of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, from 1971 to 1978, Associate Attending in Cardiovascular Surgery, from 1978 to 2001, and Adjunct Associate Attending in Surgery, from 2001 to present. He was also a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Kaplitt was a Director of the Trust Company of New Jersey from 1985 through May 2004, when it was acquired by North Fork Bankcorp of Long Island, N.Y. Dr. Kaplitt attended Cornell University and the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Kaplitt is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology.MARC PANOFF joined Neurologix, Inc., in January 2006 as the companys Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Previously, Mr. Panoff served as Chief Financial Officer at Nephros, Inc., a publicly traded medical device company, from July 2004 to January 2006, where he was responsible for leading the companys successful initial public offering. From August 2001 to July 2004, Mr. Panoff served as Vice President, Finance, at Walker Digital Companies, a privately held research and development company. He also served as Corporate Controller at Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company, for over seven years. At Medicis, Mr. Panoff was responsible for financial operations and the operational integration of various transactions, including acquisitions, a joint venture and in-licensing agreements. Mr. Panoff received his B.S. in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis and his MBA from Arizona State University.
