Meet Our Cofounders and Advisors

Owen Witte, MD
UCLA; Trethera cofounder; Discovered the BTK gene; Formerly Kite Pharma board director.

Michael Shepard, PHD
Formerly Genentech; Invented Herceptin; Distinguished Scientist and Lasker Laureate.

Caius Radu, MD
UCLA; Trethera cofounder; Global authority regarding nucleotide metabolism pathways.

Larry Steinman, MD
Stanford; Discovered Tysabri; Won Dystel and Charcot Prizes for MS research.

Frank Baxter
Formerly Jefferies bank Chairman and CEO; NASDAQ stock exchange director; US ambassador.

Mike Jung, PhD
UCLA; Trethera cofounder; Discovered approved prostate cancer drugs Erleada and Xtandi.

Rick Morrisey, PHD
Formerly Celgene Preclinical Development Head; President, American Board of Toxicology.

Michael Levy, MD, PHD
Harvard; Distinguished expert in rare neurologic diseases and neuroimmunology.

Peter Clark, PHD
UCLA; Noted nucleotide metabolism preclinical researcher focused on autoimmune diseases.

David Nathanson, PHD
UCLA; Trethera cofounder; Neuroscience and Comprehensive Cancer Programs.

Johannes Czerin, MD
UCLA; Trethera cofounder; Nuclear Medicine and Translational Theranostics.

Ben Greenberg, MD
UT Southwestern; Distinguished neurologist specialized in rare autoimmune disorders.