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Precision BioSciences Strengthens Senior Leadership Team Ahead of Anticipated PBGENE-HBV Clinical Execution
- Murray Abramson, MD, MPH appointed as Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development- - John Fry appointed as Strategic Clinical Advisor, Hepatitis -
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n- Murray Abramson, MD, MPH appointed as Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development-\n\n- John Fry appointed as Strategic Clinical Advisor, Hepatitis -\n\n- Alan List, MD, Chief Medical Officer to Retire and Assume Role as Clinical Consultant as part of Precision’s Scientific Advisory Board -\n\n DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPrecision BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTIL), an advanced gene editing company utilizing its novel proprietary ARCUS® platform to develop in vivo gene editing therapies for sophisticated gene edits, including gene elimination, gene insertion, and gene excision, today announced changes within the Company’s clinical leadership team strengthening its infectious disease and hepatitis capabilities as it prepares to initiate development of its first in vivo gene editing candidate for hepatitis.\n\nMurray Abramson, MD, MPH has been appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development and will oversee all clinical, safety, and medical affairs activities including clinical and operational strategy for our lead PBGENE-HBV program, as well as for the Company’s PBGENE-PMM program as it approaches Investigational New Drug (IND) and/or Clinical Trial Application (CTA) filings. Dr. Abramson is an infectious diseases and drug development expert who was most recently the Senior Vice President, clinical innovation at Tempus A.I. following his nine years as Vice President of Global Clinical Operations at Biogen. Dr. Abramson also spent over twelve years at Merck in medical and medical research operations roles. Prior to joining Merck, Dr. Abramson was a full-time faculty member at Duke University School of Medicine and Director, Infectious Diseases Clinical Research at Duke Clinical Research Institute. Dr. Abramson received his Medical Degree at Duke University Medical Center and his Masters of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\n\nIn addition, John Fry has been appointed as a Strategic Clinical Advisor, specializing in hepatitis, and is supporting the clinical development strategy for PBGENE-HBV leveraging his multi-decade experience in early phase clinical research in the antiviral field, including multiple first-in-human studies evaluating novel therapies for chronic hepatitis B. Most recently, John was the Executive Vice President of Aligos Therap...