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Yourgene Health: Joanne Mason, Bill Chang

Nov 05, 2020

Joanne Mason has been promoted to CSO and director of Yourgene Health. Since joining the company in late 2019, she had been director of research and development. Previously, she was VP of biodiscovery at Cambridge Epigenetix and director of sequencing and sample acquisition at Genomics England. Mason holds a PhD in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Cambridge.

Bill Chang has taken on the role of chief entrepreneur at Yourgene Health while remaining a company director. In his new position, he will focus on new scientific collaborations and business ventures.

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