ABOUT US
Who We Are
Our Focus
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging our proprietary non-viral gene engineering technologies to create ground-breaking, life-saving cell and gene therapies.
Our broad genetic engineering platform technologies are advancing potentially better and safer treatments to patients with serious diseases — blood cancers like multiple myeloma, solid tumor cancers like breast and ovarian cancer, and rare genetic diseases in the liver.
The organization is comprised of passionate, innovative, and nimble, results-oriented people driven by science to develop better options for patients with cancer and genetic diseases.
Leadership Team
Kristin Yarema, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Syed Rizvi, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Johanna Mylet, C.P.A.
Chief Financial Officer
Loren Wagner
Chief Operations Officer
Devon J. Shedlock, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, Cell Therapy
Blair Madison, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, Gene Therapy
Kristin Martin
Chief People and Administration Officer
Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq.
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary
Karen Basbaum
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Alexander Chapman
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Lisa Portale
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Jeffrey W. Winkelman, Ph.D., J.D.
Senior Vice President, Chief Patent Counsel
Board of Directors
