Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of James Rosenbaum, M.D. as Senior Vice President of Research, effective immediately. His initial focus will be to lead the development of CPI-818, the Company's ITK inhibitor, for the treatment of immune disorders such as T cell lymphomas, autoimmune and allergic diseases. Dr. Rosenbaum, a board-certified rheumatologist and preeminent immunologist, previously served as Professor of Ophthalmology, Medicine, and Cell Biology and Chair, Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, at Oregon Health & Science University where he held a professorship named in honor of his father, Edward E Rosenbaum.

Prior to 1985, Dr. Rosenbaum held faculty positions at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and California Pacific Medical Center. He has authored over 600 publications involving areas including inflammation, autoimmunity, arthritic diseases and the role of the microbiome in immunity. He is considered to be one of the world's leading experts in uveitis and inflammatory diseases of the eye.

His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for more than 25 years. In addition, Dr. Rosenbaum has served on the editorial board of a wide range of scientific and medical journals and currently is active as Chair Emeritus of the Legacy Devers Eye Institute. Dr. Rosenbaum is a member of numerous professional societies, including Master of the American College of Rheumatology, Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American Federation of Clinical Research, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians.

He received an M.D. with honors from Yale University School of Medicine and graduated with an AB from Harvard University magna cum laude. Other honors include the Clinician Scholar Award and Innovative Research Award from the American College of Rheumatology, the Friedenwald Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the Gold Medal from the International Uveitis Society Group Foundation.