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JENNI WEISMAN, PHD
HEAD OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
Jenni leads the Partnerships Unit, focusing
on strategic external alliances, internal
partnerships, and portfolio management
to enable the maximum leverage and
capacity for the Accelerator's
programmatic goals. She joined the
Foundation after a decade of US
Government service at NIH, HHS, and
DARPA. Jenni is a physical chemist by
training with experience across drug
discovery, health data privacy protections,
and policy development.
DAN WATTENDORF, MD
DIRECTOR
Dan is the Director of the Accelerator and
leads the Activator Unit, focused on
exploring and funding seedling efforts
across a wide variety of topics for proof-ofconcept potential. He joined the
Foundation following a successful tenure
at DARPA, where his funded technologies
formed the basis of multiple mRNA, mAb,
and cellular therapeutics companies.
Dan is a clinically trained physician with
multiple genetics fellowships and a retired
USAF Colonel.
MIKE MCCUNE, MD, PHD
HEAD OF HIV FRONTIERS
Mike leads the HIV Frontiers Unit, the
flagship unit of the Accelerator that aims to
discover, develop, and deliver cures for
HIV and SCD for global implementation. He
joined the foundation with over 30 years
of research experience in
HIV pathogenesis, prevention,
and treatment. Mike is a physician scientist
and co-founder of multiple companies in
addition to his long and decorated career
in academia.
ACCELERATOR LEADERSHIP
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Records on this page
| Record | Date | Type | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| [EXTERNAL] Biotech Accelerator - potential NIH and ARPA-H collaborations | 2022-03-21 | 1340–1345 |