Company: PGEN
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-019470
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Company: PRECIGEN, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: DEF 14A
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 Immunotherapy, Oncology, Global Research and Early Development at EMD Serono (a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany). From 1998 to 2008, Dr. Sabzevari led the Molecular Immunology Group at the Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology at the US National Cancer Institute, where she was focused on design, development, and delivery of novel vaccines and immunotherapies for a range of human cancers. Dr. Sabzevari received her doctorate degree in cell and molecular immunology and completed her postdoctoral work at the department of immunology at the Scripps Research Institute, working on various immunotherapeutic modalities in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. 
 Dr. Sabzevari’s contributions in the field of tumor immunology earned her the National Institutes of Health (NIH) merit award for major contribution to the field of cancer immunotherapy, and she has also received the Mass High Tech’s Women to Watch Award, the PharmaVOICE 100 Award (2013 and 2022), PharmaVOICE 100 Red Jacket award (2023), and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Team Science Award for her work on the NCI Cancer Immunotherapy Program Team. Dr. Sabzevari has been recognized on the Forbes 50 over 50: The Visionary List, Maryland’s Top 100 Women and PM360’s Elite 100 Strategists.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 We believe Dr. Sabzevari brings to the Board expertise in research and development of immunotherapy-based therapeutics, experience translating novel treatments from preclinical stage into the clinic, and extensive leadership experience and knowledge of the industry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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| Name, Tenure, and Age     |     | Business Experience During Past Five Years and Other Affiliations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| James Turley              
 Director since 2014       
 Lead Independent Director 
 and Chair of Compensation 
 and Human Capital         
 Management Committee      
 Age 69                    |     | Mr. Turley has served as a Board member since April 2014. Mr. Turley is retired after serving as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) from 2001 to June 2013. From 1994 to 2001, Mr. Turley served as Regional Managing Partner of Ernst & Young. Mr. Turley has served on the board