GeoVax Labs, Inc. announced the appointment of Farshad Guirakhoo, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President, Research and Development. Dr. Guirakhoo is a world-renowned virologist and brings more than 20 years of industry experience in the development of vaccines and monoclonal antibody products to GeoVax. Dr. Guirakhoo is a former Executive/Senior Director of Sanofi Pasteur.

As Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Dr. Guirakhoo will play a leading role in the expansion of GeoVax's product development pipeline, and will be integral to collaborating on the development and implementation of a growth strategy to build upon GeoVax's novel platform technology and expertise. He will also contribute to the Company's ongoing efforts to develop and commercialize its HIV and Ebola vaccines.