“I’m excited to welcome Bill to the Board to help navigate an important stage in bluebird’s evolution,” said
“I have been impressed with bluebird’s passion for translating innovative science into improved treatments for patients through the company’s gene editing, gene addition and cellular immunotherapy platforms,” said Dr. Sellers. “I look forward to working with such a talented team to progress the company’s early research pipeline and robust BCMA clinical development program, and to discover the next generation of gene and cell therapies.”
Dr. Sellers leads a research group focused on translating genomic discoveries into new therapeutics as a Core Institute Member at the
Dr. Sellers was previously an Associate Professor of Medicine at the
Dr. Sellers received his B.S. from
About bluebird bio, Inc.
bluebird bio is pioneering gene therapy with purpose. From our
bluebird bio is a human company powered by human stories. We’re putting our care and expertise to work across a spectrum of disorders by researching cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, sickle cell disease, transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia and multiple myeloma using three gene therapy technologies: gene addition, cell therapy and (megaTAL-enabled) gene editing.
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