Jan Skvarka, Ph.D, MBA, has been a member of our board of directors since March 2023. Dr. Skvarka serves as the Chairman of DEM BioPharma, Inc, a privately held immune-oncology company, since March 2022 and as a member of the board of directors of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-traded clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, since September 2022. He previously served as the Executive Chairman of GentiBio, Inc., a privately held biotherapeutics company, from June 2022 to November 2022. From September 2019 to November 2021, Dr. Skvarka was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Trillium Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly-traded, clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, where he led a highly successful, 360-degree business transformation that produced a leading CD47 drug candidate, propelling Trillium from a $16 million market capitalization to a $2.3 billion acquisition by Pfizer Inc. in two years. From 2014 to January 2019, Dr. Skvarka served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tal Medical, a private clinical-stage neuromodulation company, where he developed and executed the company s strategy, built an accomplished leadership team, and oversaw its clinical development program. He also held roles of increasing responsibility at Bain & Company, most recently as a Partner, and was a leading member of Bain Healthcare Practice, with a focus on life sciences. Dr. Skvarka received a BS in business administration and a PhD in economics from the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. We believe that Dr. Skvarka is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of his extensive experience serving in various leadership roles in the life sciences industry.