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Tango Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Adam Crystal, M.D., Ph.D. as President of Research and Development
BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tango Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to discovering and
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[{"type":"text","content":"BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tango Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to discovering and delivering the next generation of precision cancer medicines, today announced the appointment of Adam Crystal, M.D., Ph.D. as President of Research and Development. In this executive leadership role, Dr. Crystal will oversee all phases of preclinical research, drug discovery and clinical development. Alan Huang, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, and Ron Weitzman, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, will continue to lead the research and clinical development functions, respectively, as members of Dr. Crystal’s team. “Adam is joining at a pivotal time, as we are actively enrolling patients in the dose escalation phase of our first clinical trial and plan to advance three more programs into the clinic over the coming year,” said Barbara Weber, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Tango Therapeutics. “Adam’s deep understanding of precision oncology, coupled with his successful track record in both research and clinical leadership, will be instrumental in advancing our pipeline.” “I’m impressed by the experienced research and development teams at Tango and the compelling and innovative programs they have discovered and developed,” said Dr. Crystal. “I look forward to working with the team to execute on these opportunities as we bring the promise of synthetic lethal drug targeting to patient populations with significant medical need.” Most recently, Dr. Crystal served as Chief Medical Officer of C4 Therapeutics where he oversaw the advancement of several oncology drug candidates into clinical trials. Prior to that, Dr. Crystal was at Novartis Oncology where he led multiple early clinical development programs. Dr. Crystal has served as a medical oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital where he studied resistance mechanisms to targeted therapies. He completed his internal medicine training at Massachusetts General Hospital and his fellowship in medical oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Crystal holds an M.D., as well as a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. About Tango Therapeutics Tango Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to discovering ...