Board of Directors

Laura K. Shawver, Ph.D. has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since June 2002. In addition, she served as our President until October 2007. Prior to joining us, Dr. Shawver was the President of SUGEN, Inc. from October 2000 to May 2002, after holding various positions there since June 1992. SUGEN, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs which target specific cellular signal transduction pathways, was acquired by Pharmacia Corporation in 1999. Prior to her employment at SUGEN, Inc., Dr. Shawver was employed at Berlex Biosciences, formerly known as Triton Biosciences, from August 1989 to June 1992. She currently serves as a director of Antipodean Pharmaceuticals, a privately held clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. Dr. Shawver received a Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology and a B.S. degree in Microbiology, both from the University of Iowa. [CLOSE BIO]

Srinivas Akkaraju, M.D., Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2005. Since August 2006, Dr. Akkaraju has been a Managing Director at Panorama Capital, LLC, a private equity firm founded by the former venture capital investment team of J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC. Prior to that, from April 2001 to August 2006, he was with J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, of which he became a Partner in January 2005. Dr. Akkaraju also serves as a member of the board of directors of Seattle Genetics, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, Barrier Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, as well as several privately held companies. Dr. Akkaraju received an M.D. degree and a Ph.D. degree in Immunology from Stanford University, and B.S. degrees in Biochemistry and Computer Science from Rice University. [CLOSE BIO]

John Diekman, Ph.D has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2002. Dr. Diekman has served as a managing director of 5AM Ventures, a life sciences investment partnership, since August 2002. From June 1998 to July 2002, Dr. Diekman served as a managing director of Bay City Capital, a life sciences merchant bank. Dr. Diekman also serves as a member of the board of directors and the nominating and corporate governance committee of Affymetrix, Inc., a publicly traded life sciences company, as well as a member of the board of directors of several privately held companies. Dr. Diekman received a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Stanford University and a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Princeton University. [CLOSE BIO]

James Harper served as a member of our board of directors since July 2007. Mr. Harper has spent 30 years in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, all in positions with Eli Lilly and Company, from which he retired in 2004. Mr. Harper served as Group Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer from 2001 to 2004 and as President, Diabetes and Growth Disorders Business Unit / Product Group from 1994 to 2001. Mr. Harper also serves as member of the board of directors and compensation committee of Zymogenetics, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, a member of the board of directors and compensation committee of Corcept Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, and a member of the board of directors of Anesiva, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Harper received an M.B.A. degree from The Wharton School of Business and a B.A. degree in Biology from Vanderbilt University. [CLOSE BIO]

William Harris served as a member of our board of directors since July 2007. Since November 2001, Mr. Harris has served as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Xenoport, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a portfolio of internally discovered product candidates for the potential treatment of central nervous system disorders. From 1996 to 2001, he held several positions with Coulter Pharmaceutical, Inc., a biotechnology company engaged in the development of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, the most recent of which was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Corixa Corp., a developer of immunotherapeutic products, acquired Coulter Pharmaceutical in 2000. Mr. Harris received an M.B.A. degree from Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business and Administration and a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. [CLOSE BIO]

Daniel Janney has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2002. Since February 1996, Mr. Janney has been a managing director of Alta Partners, a venture capital firm investing in information technologies and life science companies. Prior to joining Alta Partners, Mr. Janney was a Vice President in the health care and biotechnology investment banking group of Montgomery Securities from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Janney is a member of the board of directors and the compensation committee of Chemgenex Pharmaceuticals Limited, a publicly traded pharmaceutical development company, and also serves on the boards of directors of several privately held companies. Mr. Janney received an M.B.A. degree from the Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles and a B.A. degree in History from Georgetown University. [CLOSE BIO]

Arlene Morris has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2007. Ms. Morris has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Affymax, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, since June 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Ms. Morris served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Clearview Projects, an advisory firm to biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on strategic transactions. Ms. Morris also serves as a member of the board of directors of MediciNova, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, and as a member of the board of directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Ms. Morris received a B.A. degree from Carlow College and studied marketing at Western New England College.
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Deepika R. Pakianathan, Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2005. Since June 2001, Dr. Pakianathan has served as a Managing Member at Delphi Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on healthcare investments. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Pakianathan was a senior biotechnology banker at JP Morgan. Dr. Pakianathan also serves as a member of the board of directors of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded emerging pharmaceutical company, as well as various private healthcare companies. Dr. Pakianathan received a Ph.D. degree in Immunology and an M.S. degree in Biology from Wake Forest University, and an M.Sc. degree in Biophysics and a B.Sc. degree from the University of Bombay. [CLOSE BIO]