
BOARD OF ADVISORS

Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD
Expert on RNA splicing and cancer
-
Emeritus President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
-
Richard and Susan Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Adrian R. Krainer, PhD
Expert on RNA splicing and therapeutic ASOs – developed Spinraza™
-
St. Giles Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
-
Co-founder and Director, Stoke Therapeutics
-
2019 Breakthrough Prize

George J. Hutton, MD
Expert on MS clinical trials
-
Medical Director, Maxine Mesinger Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine
-
Faculty, Baylor College of Medicine

Sir Richard Roberts, PhD
Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology (1993) for discovery of RNA splicing
-
CSO, New England Biolabs
-
Member, Council of Scientific Advisors, ICGEB (UN)

Christian LaPointe, PhD, JD
Expert on Intellectual Property
-
General Counsel, ArcherDX and Thrive Bioscience
-
Former General Counsel, Enzymatics (Acquired by Qiagen)
-
Former General Counsel, Celsee (Acquired by Bio-Rad)
-
Former Senior Patent Manager, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
-
Senior Legal Positions at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, and Sherin & Lodgen