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Thrive: David Daly

Thrive has appointed David Daly as CEO and to its board of directors. Daly joins the firm with more than 25 years of leadership. Prior to Thrive, Daly served as senior VP and general manager of commercial operations at Illumina. Prior to Illumina, Daly served as general manager and chief commercial officer at Foundation Medicine. Before working at Foundation Medicine, Daly led the oncology business unit at Life Technologies, served as CCO at Clarient, and held roles at Roche Diagnostics and Abbott Laboratories.

The Scan

Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.