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Raymond F. Schinazi, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Hon.) is the Founder and Director of RFS Pharma, LLC. He is Professor at Emory University, holds the Frances Winship Walters Chair in Pediatrics, and serves as Co-Director of the Emory University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Virology and Drug-Discovery Core. In addition, Dr. Schinazi is Professor of Chemistry at Georgia State University and a Senior Research Career Scientist at the Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs. He has a long history of bridging the science-business gap and is most widely recognized for his contributions in the field of HIV and hepatitis B. Dr. Schinazi and his colleagues at Emory University were responsible for bringing a record royalty to Emory University for HIV products. He was one of the principal founders of Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmasset, Inc. Dr. Raymond Schinazi has published over 400 peer-reviewed papers and 7 books, and holds more than 80 U.S. patents.
Published Books
Framing the Knowledge of Therapeutics for Viral Hepatitis
by Raymond F. Schinazi, Eugene R. Schiff
Hardcover, IHL Press, ISBN 0975418815 (0-9754188-1-5), Pub. 2006
Frontiers in Nucleosides and Nucleic Acids
by Raymond F. Schinazi, Dennis Liotta
Hardcover, IHL Press, ISBN 0975418807 (0-9754188-0-7), Pub. 2005
Frontiers in Viral Hepatitis
by Raymond F. Schinazi, Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, Charlie Rice
Hardcover, Elsevier, ISBN 0444509860 (0-444-50986-0), Pub. 2003
Antiviral Methods and Protocols
by Derek Kinchington, Raymond F. Schinazi
Hardcover, Humana Press, ISBN 0896035611 (0-89603-561-1), Pub. 2000
Therapies for Viral Hepatitis
by Raymond F. Schinazi
Hardcover, International Medical Press, ISBN-13: 9781901769012 ISBN: 1901769011, Pub. 1998
AIDS in Children, Adolescents & Heterosexual Adults: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Prevention
by American Academy of Pediatrics, Raymond F. Schinazi, André J. Nahmias, International Interdisciplinary AIDS Foundation
Hardcover, Elsevier, ISBN 0444013156 (0-444-01315-6), Pub. 1988
The Human Herpesviruses, an Interdisciplinary Perspective
by Raymond F. Schinazi, Walter R. Dowdle, André J. Nahmias, Woodruff Medical Center
Hardcover, Elsevier, ISBN 0444005536 (0-444-00553-6), Pub. 1981
Journal Articles and Other Honors
Dr. Raymond Schinazi was nominated for the 2009 Biotech Humanitarian Award.
"Lifesaving Science"
Delta's Sky Magazine - June 2009
"Moving Beyond the Stigma: More children and youth are surviving with HIV/AIDS"
Peds - Spring 2009
Dr. Raymond Schinazi - CFAR Member Spotlight
Emory University's Center for AIDS Research - Spring 2009
"Antiretroviral drugs in development. A report from HIV DART 2008: frontiers in drug development for antiretroviral therapies"
Expert Opinion Investigational Drugs - April 2009
 "University of Bath graduate pledges $1/2 million to forge new links between Bath and USA"
University of Bath Press Release - January 26, 2009
"First Bath alumnus joins the Chancellor's Roll of Honour"
University of Bath Press Release - July 1, 2009
"New Antiretrovirals: In recent years, new drugs have brought better options for controlling HIV"
Chemical & Engineering News - September 22, 2008
"Drugs from Academia: Some drug discovery efforts are anything but academic"
Chemical & Engineering News - April 16, 2007
"Domino Effect: How one big success spurs many others"
TechJournal South - March 2, 2007
"Professor of Pediatrics Raymond Schinazi Encourages International Collaborations Through Training and Research Exchange"
Emory University - International News
"Publish or Profit: What's in our best interest?"
Momentum Magazine - Fall 2006
"The Dream Team"
Emory Magazine article on AIDS research - Spring 2005
"Emory sells anti-AIDS drug royalties for $540 million"
Emory Magazine - 2005
"The Law of Unintended Consequences"
Fortune Magazine article on Emory University and the Bayh-Dole Act - September 19, 2005
| Date |
Honor / Award |
| 1983 - Present |
Editorial Board: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| 1984 & 1987 |
FDA ad hoc consultant (Anti-infective agents) |
| 1986 - 2000 |
VA ad hoc grant reviewer |
| 1987 |
NSF ad hoc grant reviewer |
| 1987-1989 |
NCI ad hoc advisor, NCI/NIAID Workshop on issues for Implementation of a National Anti-HIV Preclinical Drug Evaluation Program |
| November 1988 & May 1989 |
NIH Special Study Sessions |
| July 1989 & November 1989 |
SBIR Grants Program |
| 1989 - Present |
VA Research Career Scientist Award |
| 1990 - Present |
Editorial Board: Antiviral Research, Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy |
| 1990 - 2002 |
US Editor: International Antiviral News |
| January, March & July 1990 |
NIH Study Sessions ADS and Related Research Review Group (AHR V1 and AHR V2) |
| 1990 - 1993 |
VA AIDS Research Center Evaluation Committee |
| 1993 |
Ad hoc NIH CFAR grants reviewer |
| 1995 - Present |
Editorial Board: Antiviral Therapy |
| Founder and Co-Chair of HIV- & HEP-DART Conference (Intl. Symp. Therap. Viral Hepatitis) |
| 1996 |
Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Core Lab.; |
| NIH Study Session (Virology Cores); |
| Presidential Commission on AIDS/Office of AIDS Research (Task Force on Therapeutics); |
| VA AIDS Task Force/Central Office |
| 1997 |
Local Chairman, International Society for Antiviral Research, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2000 |
Hepatitis B Foundation, Bruce Witte Annual Distinguished Award |
| 2000 - Present |
Organizing Committee, International Workshop on HIV Drug Resistance Rx Strategies |
| 2001 - Present |
Editorial Board: AIDS Reviews; |
| American Liver Foundation Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) |
| 2003 |
Georgia Biomedical Industry Growth Award (with Dr. D.C. Liotta) |
| 2005 |
NIH Study Session - Leadership for HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Network |
| 2006 |
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 'Top Innovators in America'; |
| Distinguished Scientist Award from the Hepatitis B Foundation; |
| Honorary Doctor of Science degree awarded from the University of Bath, UK |
| 2006 - Present |
VA R&D Committee Member (second tenure) |
| March 2007 |
NIH Study Session Member - In Vitro Testing Resources for AIDS Therapeutics Development |
| November 2007 |
VA Research Career Scientist (RCS) Program Advisory Panel Mtg |
| 2008 |
Emory University Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award; |
| Endowed Chair: Frances Winship Walters Professor of Pediatrics |
| 2009 |
Emory University's Office of Technology Transfer 'Deal of the Year' and 'Significant Event' Award recipient; |
| Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Biotech Humanitarian Award nominee; |
| St. Petersburg, Russia "AIDS, Cancer and Public Health" Conference Kalinka Award recipient |
| June 2009 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Charles C. Shepard Award finalist |
| 2009 - Present |
Editorial Board: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care; |
| Editorial Board: Open Access Journal of Hepatology; |
| University of Bath (UK), Chancellor's Roll of Honour member |
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