Dr. Gutierrez is a highly motivated, results-driven clinical research leader with medical background and about 20 years of experience in clinical drug development. Her research experience involves variety of investigational products (small molecule, cellular therapies, devices) and therapeutic areas, with focus on early phase Oncology. She combines deep industry knowledge with a proven track record of clinical trials execution across multiple functions. Dr. Gutierrez gained her MD degree in Smolensk State Medical Academy (Russia), and entered the biopharmaceutical industry after completing her clinical residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology. She spent over 10 years working at the clinical CROs, including Pharm-Olam International and Sarah Cannon Development Innovations. Most recently, Dr Gutierrez has been leading Clinical and Safety Operations at Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Houston-based biotech company focusing on cellular therapies.