PTEN Research Foundation Further Strengthens its Scientific Advisory Board with the Appointment of Two New Senior Leaders from the Pharmaceutical Industry
PTEN Research Foundation, a charity which funds and facilitates research with the aim of developing new and better treatments for the rare disease PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS), today announced that it has further strengthened its scientific oversight of activities with two new senior leaders, Dr Donald Ogilvie and Prof Sir Mene Pangalos, joining the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
- PTEN Research Foundation, a charity which funds and facilitates research with the aim of developing new and better treatments for the rare disease PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS), today announced that it has further strengthened its scientific oversight of activities with two new senior leaders, Dr Donald Ogilvie and Prof Sir Mene Pangalos, joining the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
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Prof Sir Menelas (Mene) Pangalos DSc PhD FRSB FMedSci HonFBPhS FRS (Photo: Business Wire)
“We are honoured that two such senior leaders with a wealth of drug development experience have agreed to join the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board,” said Thomas Pepper, Chief Executive of PTEN Research Foundation. - In addition, people with PHTS have a significantly increased risk of developing cancer of the breast, thyroid and endometrium (lining of the womb).