Boragen Inc., AgBiome LLC, Asteroid Therapeutics, Inc., Kisbee Therapeutics, Inc., Pretzel Therapeutics, Inc., and TreeLine Biosciences, Inc. She previously was a co-founder and board member of Receptos, Inc. (acquired by Celgene) and was a Director of Vir Biotechnology, and Blackthorn Therapeutics, Inc. Ms. Burow has participated in and led investments in a number of other ARCH portfolio companies including Erasca, Inc., Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc., Mindstrong Health, Aledade, Inc., Kura Oncology, Inc., KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (acquired by Allergan), and Ikaria, Inc. (acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals). Prior to joining ARCH, Ms. Burow was an Associate with the Novartis BioVenture Fund in San Diego. As an early employee at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), she directed Chemistry Operations and was active in Business Development where she helped create numerous companies as spin-outs from GNF. Ms. Burow holds a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, a M.A. in Chemistry from Columbia University and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. We believe that Ms. Burow is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to her extensive experience investing in biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and her experience on Boards of Directors in the medical industry.
Michael Gilman, Ph.D. has served as a director since November 2013. Mr. Gilman is currently Chief Executive Officer for Arrakis Therapeutics, Inc., a role he has served in since 2016. From October 2016 to April 2019, Mr. Gilman was Chief Executive Officer for Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc. Previously, from 2014 to 2016, Mr. Gilman was Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Padlock Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to Padlock, Mr. Gilman served as Senior Vice President, Early-Stage Pipeline, at Biogen Idec Inc. from 2012 to 2013. He joined Biogen Idec Inc. in 2012 following its acquisition of Stromedix, Inc., where he was Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Stromedix in 2006, from 1999 to 2005, Mr. Gilman served in a variety of capacities, most recently as Executive Vice President, Research at Biogen Idec. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Gilman was at ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Gilman was on the scientific staff of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Arrakis Therapeutics, Inc., Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc. and Novartis Venture Fund, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of FutuRx, an Israeli biotech accelerator. He previously served on the Board of Directors of X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from September 2014 to March 2019. Mr. Gilman was a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Robert Weinberg at the Whitehead Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of California, Berkeley, and a S.B. in Life Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our Board of Directors believes that Mr. Gilman’s extensive experience in the pharmaceuticals industry qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.
Jeffrey S. Flier, M.D. has served as a director since October 2016. Since August 2016, Dr. Flier has served as the Higginson Professor of Physiology and Medicine and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, and from 2007 to August 2016 served as the twenty-first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University. Previously, from 2002 to 2007, Dr. Flier served as Chief Academic Officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and served as Harvard Medical School Faculty Dean for Academic Programs. An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, his many honors include the Eli Lilly Award of the American Diabetes Association, and the Berson Lecture of the American Physiological Society. He was the recipient of the 2005 Banting Medal from the American Diabetes Association, its highest scientific honor. Dr. Flier received his B.S. from City College of New York and his M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine with highest academic honors, and he completed his residency training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Our Board of Directors believes that Dr. Flier’s extensive medical and scientific experience and his leadership skills qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.
Amir Nashat, Sc.D. has served as a director since October 2012. Mr. Nashat is a managing partner at Polaris Partners, a venture capital firm, where he has worked since 2002. Mr. Nashat currently represents Polaris as a director of Agbiome, Inc., Brain Games Corporation, CAMP4 Therapeutics, Inc., Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc., Metacrine, Inc., Morphic Holding, Inc., Paratus Sciences Corporations, Primmune Therapeutics, Inc., Pursuit Talent, Inc., Soufflé Therapeutics, Inc. and Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Additionally, Mr. Nashat has served as director of 1366 Technologies, Inc., Adnexus Therapeutics, Inc. (Bristol Myers Squibb), Athenix Corporation, Inc. (Bayer), aTyr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Avila Therapeutics, Inc. (Celgene), BIND Therapeutics, Inc., Fate Therapeutics, Inc., Jnana Therapeutics, Inc., Living Proof (Unilever), Olivo Laboratories, LLC, Pax Healthcare, Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. (Shire Pharmaceuticals),