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Nkarta Appoints Shawn Rose As Chief Medical Officer and Head of R&D

Jun 06, 2025•3 months ago

Position

Head of Research

Company

Nkarta

Shawn Rose
San FranciscoBiotechnology

Description

Nkarta, Inc. announces the appointment of Shawn Rose, M.D. Ph.D., as its Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development, effective June 23, 2025

Company Information

Company

Nkarta

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Nkarta is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the development of allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell therapies. By combining its cell expansion and cryopreservation platform with proprietary cell engineering technologies, Nkarta is building a pipeline of cell therapy candidates generated by efficient manufacturing processes, and engineered to enhance tumor targeting and improve persistence for sustained activity in the body.

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