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TG Therapeutics Strengthens Executive Team with the Addition of Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, as Chief Scientific Officer
NEW YORK, May 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX), today announced that Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, has joined the Company as
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, May 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX), today announced that Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, has joined the Company as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. O’Connor brings extensive scientific experience in developing drug candidates in oncology and hematology, and most recently served as a Professor of Medicine and Experimental Therapeutics, the Director of the Center for Lymphoid Malignancies, and Co-Program Director of the Lymphoid Development and Malignancy Program in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center.\n Michael S. Weiss, the Company's Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Owen to the TG team. He has worked closely with us since our inception, including chairing our very first advisory board over 9 years ago and leading our first US-based Phase 1 clinical trial for ublituximab, as well as a participating in the first umbralisib Phase 1 and the ongoing UNITY-NHL study. Owen has also been a driving force in exploring the underlying science around umbralisib’s clinical profile, pioneering the research detailing the differentiation of umbralisib and its unique inhibition of CK1 epsilon. Owen’s scientific expertise, clinical perspective and drug development experience will make him a pivotal team member, as we strive toward the next generations of our combinatorial approach to attacking B-cell diseases, with the goal of developing better treatment options for those patients in need.” Dr. O’Connor stated, “I am excited to be joining the team at TG Therapeutics, which I believe has done an excellent job to date in developing its pipeline across B-cell diseases. I have always believed in the potential of umbralisib and the U2 combination and the positive topline results from the UNITY-CLL trial this week further validate my belief.” Dr. O’Connor continued, “In my practice, I have seen first-hand the continued need patients have for additional treatment options. Like many of my colleagues working on this clinical research, I see a bright future for TG’s pipeline, and more broadly, the company’s combinatorial approach. I am confident my background in both the laboratory and clinic can help shape next generation combinations from their existing portfolio, while also helping to refine a precision medicin...