Gayathri Swaminath, PhD, MBA brings over 17 years of preclinical, translational research & drug development experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Swaminath has strong drug discovery expertise in multiple therapeutic areas including diabetes, cardiovascular, fibrosis, inflammation, ophthalmology, oncology, immunology, pulmonary hypertension & renal diseases. Prior to joining Juvena Therapeutics, she served as Vice President for Research & Business Development at GreenfireBio, overseeing nonclinical & clinical development efforts for an oncology program, including fund raising & in-licensing activities. As a co-founder of MGFB Bio, she led the immuno-oncology preclinical activities for a cancer vaccine platform.

She was a Director in Cardiometabolic at Merck Research Laboratories, with previous leadership roles at Amgen. At Merck, & Amgen, she contributed to the preclinical pipeline in several therapeutic areas and advanced small molecules to the clinic, including Verquvo for heart failure. She has co-authored 35 publications in peer-reviewed journals, a book chapter, and holds several patents. As an invited speaker, she has presented at many national & international conferences. Dr. Swaminath completed her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Hyderabad, India, postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University, and holds an MBA from Cornell University.