Company: CRNX
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-057452
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Company: Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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ian served in the Clinical Research and Development Department of Wyeth/Genetics Institute, Inc., most recently as Senior Director, Oncology/Hematology. From 1986 to 1997, she was a Fellow, an Associate, and then Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Since December 2020, Dr. Bedrosian has served as a member of the board of directors of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Bedrosian received her A.B. degree from Harvard University in Chemistry, her M.S. in Biophysics from M.I.T., and her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bedrosian’s extensive leadership experience in the life science industry, in rare disease drug development and with global regulatory matters contributed to our board of directors’ conclusion that she should serve as a director of our company.

Wendell Wierenga, Ph.D.joined our board of directors as Chair in October 2015. Dr. Wierenga brings to our board over four decades of experience in research, drug discovery and drug development, including clinical research, regulatory affairs, manufacturing, safety, and medical affairs. He has an extensive background serving as a public company executive and board member in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. He most recently served as Executive Vice President, Research and Development, at Santarus, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, from June 2011 until its acquisition by Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2014. Prior to Santarus, he was Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Ambit Biosciences Corporation from 2007 until 2011 and Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. from 2003 until 2006. Additionally, Dr. Wierenga served as Chief Executive Officer of Syrrx, Inc. (now part of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company), Senior Vice President of Worldwide Pharmaceutical Sciences, Technologies and Development at Parke-Davis/Warner Lambert Company LLC (now Pfizer, Inc.), and he spent 16 years at Upjohn Pharmaceuticals in research and drug discovery roles. Dr. Wierenga serves as a member of the board of directors and compensation committee of Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. and Cytokinetics Incorporated, as well as the Chair of the science and technology committee of Cytokentics, Incorporated, both publicly traded biopharmaceutical companies. He was previously