Meet the Founders



Eric Wickstrom, Ph.D.

Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor

  • Professor at Thomas Jefferson University
  • Pioneered antisense knockdown and PET imaging of cancer gene mRNA. Over 180 publications
  • $18M federal and private research grants. Seven awarded patents

Yuanyuan Jin, Ph.D.

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

  • Extensive experience in microRNA therapeutics
  • Discovery of microRNA passenger strand activity
  • Innovated paradigm shifting platform to block oncogenic microRNAs