Arthur A. Levin

Arthur A. Levin, Ph.D. is Avidity Bioscience’s Executive Vice President of Research and Development. Dr. Levin has nearly 20 years of experience in the research and development of RNA-targeting therapeutics and 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He has been involved in the development of more than 20 oligonucleotide therapeutics in clinical trials including both approved antisense drugs.

Prior to joining Avidity Dr. Levin ran Research and Development at miRagen Therapeutics and was Chief Development Officer at Santaris Pharma (Copenhagen) where he led the efforts on the first microRNA targeting therapeutic currently in Phase 2 clinical trials. Before joining Santaris Pharma, Dr. Levin consulted for leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, conducting research and development in RNA-based therapies such as mRNA, microRNA, and siRNA.

Prior to consulting, Dr. Levin was Senior Vice President of Development at Isis Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for the drug development of Isis’ products across a range of therapeutic areas. His expertise was instrumental in advancing more than a dozen oligonucleotide drugs from basic research to clinical development in areas such as neuromuscular diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

He joined Isis from Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. where he was Research Leader and made fundamental discoveries in retinoid therapeutics. Dr. Levin holds a Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York and a B.S. in Biology from Muhlenberg College. He completed his post-doctoral work at the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology in Research Triangle, North Carolina. He the author of more than 70 papers and book chapters.