Armata Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the appointment of Mina Pastagia as Vice President of Clinical Development. Prior to joining Armata, Dr. Pastagia served as Senior Medical Director, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines at Janssen Biopharma Inc. since 2017. While there, she led the design and execution of clinical trials for antiviral, antibacterial, and immunology assets. She served as clinical leader for RSV, hepatitis B, and pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapy for certain indications. Prior to Janssen, she served as Translational Medicine Leader in Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Inflammation at Hoffmann-La Roche. During that time, Dr. Pastagia served as antibiotic therapeutic head and leader of disease area strategy, as well as team lead for the development of baloxavir for influenza. Her prior experience also includes serving as Associate Director of Clinical Development at ContraFect Corporation. While at ContraFect, Dr. Pastagia was responsible for the development of biologic anti-infectives, including a bacteriophage lysin targeting S. aureus bacteremia. Dr. Pastagia has 15 years of clinical, academic, and research experience in medicine and in the subspecialty of infectious diseases. She previously served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. She also served as an Instructor of Clinical Investigation at The Rockefeller University, where she obtained her master's degree in Translational Medicine, with her thesis entitled, "Use of a Novel Bacteriophage-Derived Lysin to Treat MRSA in Psoriasis." Her research interests include bacteriology and virology, with a focus on the pathogenesis and treatment of multidrug resistant organisms. She is well versed in the design and execution of Phase I–III clinical trials for both antibacterial and antiviral agents. Dr. Pastagia completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Boston University and her fellowship in infectious diseases at Mount Sinai Medical Center.