ASTEX PHARMACEUTICALS PARTNERS WITH WESTWOOD & WILSHIRE TO FILL THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ONCOLOGY

Dr. Kim-Hien Dao has joined Astex Pharmaceuticals as the new Senior Director of Oncology. Dr. Dao is an Assistant Professor at the Knight Cancer Institute at the Oregon Health & Science University, where she has also served as Program Leader and Faculty Reviewer since 2015. In addition to a DO program at Michigan State University, Dr. Dao has completed a PhD program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

The search was successfully led by Gerard Danishek.

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