Barbara Klencke, M.D.
Interim Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Barbara Klencke has served as our Interim Chief Medical Officer since September 2025. She previously served as a member of the board of directors. She currently serves as an independent board director of Xencor, and TScan Therapeutics. Dr. Klencke has over 30 years of experience in patient care, academic and scientific research and clinical drug development in hematology and oncology. She has served in various executive leadership roles at a range of small, mid-sized, and large biotech companies including Sierra Oncology, Inc. (acquired by GlaxoSmithKline for $1.9B), Onyx Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Amgen for $10.4B) and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. Prior to entering the biotechnology industry, Dr. Klencke served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, at the University of California, San Francisco, where she previously completed her training in hematology, oncology and internal medicine. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University and an M.D. from the University of California, Davis.