Executive Team
Robert Young
Founder & President
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Jon Polak
CEO
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Michael Underhill
Chief Science Officer
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Pat Tam
Chief Development Officer
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Anand Mehta
Chief Medical Officer
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Directors
Jay Mohr BA, MBA
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Dr. Samuel Wu MD, PhD
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Barbara Yanni
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David C. Dvorak
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Peter Savas
Executive Chairman
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Advisors
Roland Baron DDS PhD
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Joseph Lane
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Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery, New York • Senior member of Orthopedic Trauma Service, Chief of the Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Medical Director of the Osteoporosis Prevention Center, and Assistant Dean at Weill Cornell Medical College • Renowned for publications and lectures on bone biology, osteoporosis, fracture repair, and bone cancer
Navdeep Tangri MD
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Nephrologist, Professor of Medicine at University of Manitoba • Advised Tricida on developing metabolic acidosis as a surrogate end point, resulting in NDA for accelerated approval in renal disease • Developed the Kidney Failure Risk Equation to predict need for dialysis in patients with CKD • Conducted large prospective study on frailty, physical and cognitive function in advanced CKD • Lead a multinational randomized trial on the safety and efficacy of a new CKD therapy • Published over 200 manuscripts • Recipient of the CIHR New Investigator Award, and a CIHR Foundation grant
Peter K. S. Siegl, Ph.D.
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Dr. Michael Kelly
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Chief Scientific Officer of CureDuchenne • Over 25 years experience in drug development • Served as president and US site head of Renovis • Held senior positions at Amgen, Inc., Wyeth (Pfizer) and Wellcome (GlaxoSmithKline) • Ph.D. from University of Southampton • Inventor on over 100 patents • Widely published in peer-reviewed journals
Ernest Wong, PhD MBA
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Founders
Bob Young
Pharmaceutical chemist specializing in drugs for bone formation
Michael Underhill
Stem Cell Biologist researching the mechanisms behind molecular and cellular interaction
Fabio Rossi
Cellular & Molecular Biologist and expert in tissue regeneration and mesenchymal stem cells
Pieter Cullis
Nano-particle Biochemist specializing in drug delivery