Scholar Rock names Dr. Jing Marantz chief medical officer

Scholar Rock, a clinical-stage biopharma company focused on the treatment of diseases in which protein growth plays a large role, has named Jing Marantz, MD, PhD, as chief medical officer.

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Most recently, Dr. Marantz served as the executive vice president and chief business officer at Krystal Biotech. Additionally, she currently serves on the board of Arcturus Therapeutics, according to a Nov. 9 Scholar Rock news release.

“I look forward to overseeing future clinical development, including the Phase 1 DRAGON proof-of-concept trial of SRK-181 in patients with advanced cancer, and progressing the Phase 3 SAPPHIRE trial of apitegromab for the treatment of SMA towards potential regulatory approval,” Dr. Marantz said.

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