Our Team
Our team is focused on rigorous science and efficient development to accelerate the delivery of first-ever treatment options. We collaborate closely with leading scientists and experts in disease biology, and our backgrounds include the deep technical, discovery, and entrepreneurial experience essential for pharmaceutical development.
Team
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Katie Planey, PhD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
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Mark Forman, MD, PhD
Chief Development Officer &
Chief Medical Officer -
Lewis Whitehead, PhD
Senior Vice President of R&D, Computational Discovery
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Vidhu Mathur, PhD
Vice President of R&D, Preclinical Biology
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Valarie Truax, PhD, MBA
Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Strategy
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Michael Robin
Vice President, Program Management & Operations
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Marcie Glicksman, PhD
Acting Chief Scientific Officer
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Shruti Arya, PhD
Senior Scientist I
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Racquel Bruton, BA
Senior Director of Clinical Operations
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Marcela Kokes, PhD
Associate Director of R&D, Preclinical Biology
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Vanessa Seawright, MS
Research Associate II
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Devi Supriya Korumilli, MS
Research Associate
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Linda Szabo, PhD
Associate Director of Computational Biology
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Andrew Carr, PhD
Senior Scientist
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Cody Aldaz, PhD
Data Scientist II
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Olivia Reidell, MS
Associate Program Manager
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Vanessa Rivas
Chief of Staff
Advisors
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Ambuj Singh, PhD
Founder & Board Member, Acelot; UCSB Professor, Department of Computer Science, Biomolecular Science and Engineering
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David Bleakman, PhD
President, Drug Discovery Psychogenics; Former CSO, Eli Lilly Neuroscience; Former CSO, Redpin Therapeutics
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Andrew Perlman, MD, PhD
Co-founder & Managing Director, X37; Former EVP, Tularik; Former CEO, Innate Immune; Former Director of Clinical Development, Genentech
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Mike Kavanaugh, MD, PhD
CSO, Cytomx; Former CSO, Five Prime Therapeutics; Former VP, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics
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Steve Doberstein, PhD
Former Chief Scientist, Nektar Therapeutics; Former Senior R&D, XOMA Royalty; Former Senior R&D, Five Prime Therapeutics; Former Senior R&D, Xencor; Former Senior R&D, Exelixis
Our Cultural Values
