Jeffrey Foy

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in discovering, developing and commercializing medicines that are designed to leverage ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) to selectively silence genes that cause or contribute to disease. The firm uses its proprietary GalXC RNAi technology platform to build a pipeline in these therapeutic areas. The company was founded by Douglas M. Fambrough III, Mark A. Behlke, Roberto Guerciolini, James Craig Jenson, and John J. Rossi in October 2006 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Part of Beckman Research Institute of The City of Hope, Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society, Inc. is a society that envisions a new era of oligonucleotide drugs that would change the landscape of therapeutic modalities. The company is based in San Diego, CA. Over 100 treatments are in development for common conditions, including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as rare diseases. The society offers various awards to support the accomplishments of students, postdocs, and young investigators.