Denise Lepley

Denise Lepley has over 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Denise is currently the Senior Director of Clinical Sciences at Kinnate Biopharma Inc. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Clinical Development at Nuvation Bio. From 2017 to 2022, they held various roles at Clovis Oncology, including Director of Clinical Science in both Clinical Development and Medical Affairs. Before that, they worked as a Senior Medical Science Liaison at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and AMAG Pharmaceuticals. Denise also served as a Medical Science Director at Genentech and as a Senior Medical Science Liaison at Roche Laboratories, Inc. Denise Lepley started their career as a Research Scientist at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and CuraGen Corporation.

Denise Lepley completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the University of Nebraska from 1988 to 1992. Denise then pursued further education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where they obtained their Ph.D in Cell & Molecular Biology between 1992 and 1997. Later, they completed their Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2017.