Mark Edbrooke

Mark Edbrooke, Ph. D., has oligonucleotide experience spanning over two decades at AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and as an independent consultant. After earning his PhD in molecular biology from the University of London, he ran a transnational gene interference department at GSK that generated target identification and validation data for all therapeutic areas across the company. He founded and led the Discovery Performance Unit (DPU) within GSK focused on the development of therapeutic siRNAs and on therapeutic antisense oligonucleotides. He then joined AstraZeneca, where he worked on alliances with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Regulus Therapeutics and Moderna Therapeutics.