Kaisa Selesniemi

Kaisa Selesniemi, MD PhD, currently serves as Vice President of Clinical Development at an undisclosed company since September 2021 and is a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School's Sinclair lab. Selesniemi has held the position of Adjunct Research Scientist at Northeastern University since September 2012, and previously was the Director of Biology at Life Biosciences from January 2018 to December 2023. Additional key roles include Principal Translational Scientist at Phanes Therapeutics, Inc. from October 2021 to October 2023, and Primary Care Physician at the University of Helsinki from 2015 to 2017. Selesniemi's academic journey includes teaching and research positions at Harvard Medical School, as well as earning degrees in Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from prestigious institutions including Harvard University, University of Helsinki, University of Tartu, and Wright State University.