Dr. Lader has over 30 years of experience in medical research. Prior to joining Citius, Dr. Lader was the Director of Clinical Operations for Ischemix, Inc. Previously, Dr. Lader served as an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He taught Integrated Human Physiology, and was Principal Investigator for NIH-funded studies in mechanisms of lung cancer metastasis. Dr. Lader has authored more than 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented more than 25 abstracts at scientific meetings. Dr. Lader’s career began at Hartford Hospital where he supported clinical research in cardiovascular medicine. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Biomedical Engineering and his B.S. degree in Bioengineering from Syracuse University.