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Element Biosciences: Tanja Gruber, Chuan He, Joseph Puglisi, Sarah Teichmann

Aug 17, 2023

Element Biosciences announced the formation of its scientific advisory board, appointing four initial members. Tanja Gruber is director of the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer at the Stanford Cancer Institute. Chuan He is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Chicago. Joseph "Jody" Puglisi, an RNA biologist, is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Sarah Teichmann is head of cellular genetics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and principal leader of the Human Cell Atlas consortium.

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