Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. George E. Peoples, MD, FACS, to the company?s Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Peoples is the Founder and Director of the Cancer Vaccine Development Program (CVDP), with over 20 years of experience in discovering, developing, and clinically testing cancer vaccines, four of which have been licensed for commercial development. He also founded LumaBridge (formerly Cancer Insight), an oncology-focused Contract Research Organization (CRO) and development partner currently engaged with over 25 pre-clinical and clinical trial sponsors.

In addition to his roles at CVDP and LumaBridge, Dr. Peoples serves as a Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and an adjunct Professor of Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He has held significant positions such as Chair of the Cancer Care Program at San Antonio Military Medical Center and Military Director of the United States Military Cancer Institute. Dr. Peoples is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and he completed his surgical training at Harvard?s Brigham and Women?s Hospital and a surgical oncology fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

He has authored over 350 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters.