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John Liles

Executive at Moonwalk Biosciences

San Diego Metropolitan Area

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John Liles is VP of Biology & Translational Science at Moonwalk Biosciences, where he serves on the executive leadership team and oversees the small molecule and siRNA pipeline and research strategy. He leads research groups covering target discovery and validation, translational data, non-clinical development, and strategic collaborations, and has advanced internal and external programs into clinical development across indications including diabetic kidney disease, PAH/cardiovascular, NASH, and PSC/PBC. His work includes evaluating external opportunities for pipeline expansion, directing in vitro and in vivo pharmacology teams, and managing CRO and KOL networks for inflammation, metabolic, renal, cardiovascular, and liver programs.

Executive at Moonwalk Biosciences

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Moonwalk Biosciences's investors · 6

Alpha Wave GlobalMiami · since 2023ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2024Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2024GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2023Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2024YK BioventuresBurlingame · since 2024

Co-founders at Moonwalk Biosciences

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Alexander AravanisExecutive Officer, Director
AJArash Jamshidi
Arash JamshidiExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Moonwalk BiosciencesVP Biology & Translational Sciencecurrent2024 — presentSan Diego
  2. Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.Executive Director, Kidney Disease Research Strategy2022 — 2024
  3. Gilead SciencesDirector2007 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. National Academy of SciencesNational Research Council Post-Doc2005 — 2007Baltimore, Maryland Area

Skills & more

Pharmacology12Life Sciences7Drug Discovery11In Vivo8R&D3Research4Lifesciences2Drug Development15Clinical Development8Pharmaceutical Industry2Biochemistry5Research and Development (R&D)1
+6 moreCRO ManagementCell BiologyBiotechnologyCROValidationInflammation

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Who is John Liles?
John Liles is VP of Biology & Translational Science at Moonwalk Biosciences, where he serves on the executive leadership team and oversees the small molecule and siRNA pipeline and research strategy. He leads research groups covering target discovery and validation, translational data, non-clinical development, and strategic collaborations, and has advanced internal and external programs into clinical development across indications including diabetic kidney disease, PAH/cardiovascular, NASH, and PSC/PBC. His work includes evaluating external opportunities for pipeline expansion, directing in vitro and in vivo pharmacology teams, and managing CRO and KOL networks for inflammation, metabolic, renal, cardiovascular, and liver programs.
Where does John Liles work?
John Liles is Executive at Moonwalk Biosciences.
Where did John Liles go to school?
John Liles studied at Tulane University (Ph.D., Pharmacology); Louisiana State University (B.S., Zoology).

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