Bob grew up in Philadelphia, attended the
University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate, and received a PhD in
Immunology from Tufts University in Boston.  Following a 3 year fellowship at the NIH, Bob moved to the west coast to work in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.  Bob is currently the VP of medical affairs at ALX Oncology.
Through his work in medical affairs, Bob has developed educational programs for health care professionals, provided funding for investigator-initiated research, and presented posters on research findings at scientific conferences, Bob’s primary therapeutic focus while working in medical affairs has been hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, and other rare diseases more generally.
Bob lives in Valley Village with his husband, Robert, his cat, Keiko, and his dog Inigo.  He enjoys road cycling and he has completed the  California AIDSRide from San Franciso to Los Angeles twice.