Vayuna Therapeutics is developing precision medications derived from nature's most potent plants to target treatment-resistant cancers within genomically defined patient populations

Our Team

Hasib Salah-Uddin Ph.D (Acting CEO)

Dr. Salah-Uddin is a leading expert in assay development and molecular screening and has extensive experience in drug discovery for the treatment of psychiatric, neurological, and metabolic disorders as well as oncology. He has a professional background in both industry and academia that includes Director of Assay Development & Molecular Screening at the Drug Discovery Institute of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York. He has also held various positions in drug discovery at The Scripps Research Institute and University of Miami as well as GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly.

Education

Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, Medicine & Therapeutics
B.Sc.( Hons ), University College London, Biochemistry

Dennis Brown Ph.D

Dr. Brown is a prominent serial entrepreneur in the biotechnology sector with over thirty years of expertise in cancer biology, drug discovery and development. He has served as Director of Rakovina Therapeutics Inc., (TSXV:RKV), Chief Scientific Officer and Director of DelMar Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DMPI) (now Kintara Therapeutics, Inc) and Chairman of the Board of Mountain View Pharmaceuticals.. Dr Brown founded ChemGenex Therapeutics, which merged with a publicly traded Australian company to become ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals (ASX:CXS/NASDAQ:CXSP), of which he served as President and a Director. He was instrumental in the development, FDA approval, and commercialization of Synribo (omacetaxine mepesuccinate), a plant-derived treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia. Previously Dr. Brown co-founded Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc., where he held the roles of Vice President of Scientific Affairs and VP of Discovery Research. His academic appointments include Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard University Medical School and as a Research Associate in Radiology at Stanford University Medical School. 

Education

Ph.D., New York University, Radiation and Cancer Biology 
M.S., New York University, Cell Biology
B.S., New York University, Biology and Chemistry

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