Our Boards

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Working together to treat rare disease

Odylia Therapeutics is a 501(c)(3) corporation combining the expertise and experience of our founders, board members, and partner organizations to fill a unique void in moving ultra-rare inherited retinal diseases from science to humans. Our organization focuses on those diseases that would typically have limited commercial appeal and would be neglected, even though the science is available to make significant progress.

Board of Directors

Khandan Baradaran

Khandan Baradaran, PhD
Vice President and Global Head of Regulatory CMC, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals

Scott Dorfman, CEO and co-founder of Odylia Therapeutics

Scott Dorfman, BBA
Cofounder & Chairman of the Board, Odylia Therapeutics

Brian Fenton
President & CEO, Photys Therapeutics

Mathew Pletcher, PhD. Assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, Director Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center Massachusetts Eye and Ear profile picture

Mat Pletcher, PhD
CSO, Kisbee Therapeutics
Founder, RDH12 Fund for Sight

Gregory Robinson, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Tevard Biosciences

Luk H. Vandenberghe, Ph.D. of Odylia Therapeutics profile picture

Luk Vandenberghe, PhD
Cofounder, Odylia Therapeutics

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Director, Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Scientific Advisory Board

Tiansen Li, PhD
Senior Investigator, Retinal Cell Biology and Degeneration Section, NEI

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Joy Cavagnaro, PhD
President, Access Bio

Jean Bennett, MD, PhD
Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Eric A. Pierce, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Inherited Retinal Disorders Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Eric Pierce, MD, PhD
Director, Ocular Genomics Institute
Harvard Medical School
Director, Inherited Retinal Disorders Services
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Alan M. Spiro, JD, PhD profile picture

Alan Spiro, BA, PhD, JD
Partner, ExSight Ventures

Founding Members

Luk H. Vandenberghe, Ph.D. of Odylia Therapeutics profile picture

Luk Vandenberghe, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Director, Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Eric A. Pierce, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Inherited Retinal Disorders Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Eric Pierce, MD, PhD
Director, Ocular Genomics Institute
Harvard Medical School
Director, Inherited Retinal Disorders Services
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Scott Dorfman, CEO and co-founder of Odylia Therapeutics

Scott Dorfman, BBA
CEO, Odylia Therapeutics

John Fernandez, President of Massachusetts Eye and Ear

John Fernandez, MS
President and CEO,
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Joan W. Miller, M.D., Chief of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital

Joan Miller, MD
Chief of Ophthalmology,
Massachusetts Eye and Ear

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