Usman “Oz” Azam, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Oz serves as Chief Executive Officer of Inspirna.
David Darst, M.B.A.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
David co-leads Inspirna’s financing, corporate development, and drug development efforts.
Robert Wasserman, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Bob oversees clinical development of Inspirna’s first-in-class programs.
Isabel Kurth, Ph.D.
VP of Research
Isabel leads Inspirna’s research and target discovery efforts.
Stephen Wald, M.S.
SVP of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Steve is responsible for chemical, analytical and formulation development, and manufacturing scale-up, of Inspirna’s drug candidates.
Naftali Bechar, M.D.
SVP of Clinical Development
Naftali supports our CMO in managing clinical development of our novel drug candidates.
Kimberly Hoffman
VP of Clinical Operations
Kim leads overall clinical operations at Inspirna and is responsible for planning and execution of our clinical trials.
Corey Sohmer, M.B.A.
VP of Finance & Accounting
Corey brings to Inspirna more than 25 years of progressive leadership experience in finance and accounting.
Michael Szarek, Ph.D.
VP of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
Michael leads clinical and regulatory affairs at Inspirna.
Anne Assmus, Ph.D.
Head of Business Development
Narayan Lebaka
Senior Director of Clinical Data Management
Narayan Lebaka heads Clinical Data Management at Inspirna. He is responsible for all clinical trial data deliverables through strategic partnerships with CROs.
Robert W. Busby, Ph.D.
Head of Clinical Pharmacology/ DMPK
Robert W. Busby, Ph.D. is an accomplished scientific and organizational leader with 25 years of pharmaceutical R&D experience.
Scott Spector
Head of Clinical Operations ompenaclid (RGX-202)
Scott is an accomplished clinical development executive with 20 years of pharmaceutical product development experience.
Steve Kaesshaefer
Head of Clinical Operations abequolixron (RGX-104)
Steve Kaesshaefer is an accomplished clinical operations executive with over 23 years of oncology drug development experience supporting several successful NDAs and IND filings.
Samantha Karpinski
Clinical Trial Associate
Samantha Karpinski is a Clinical Trial Associate as Inspirna.
Shugaku Takeda, PhD
Associate Director of Research
Shugaku leads Inspirna’s research and development efforts focused on biologics development.
Feng Wang
Senior Scientist
Feng Wang is a Senior Scientist leading research and development projects at Inspirna.
Daniel Schefer
Research Assistant
Daniel Schefer is currently a Research Assistant here at Inspirna.
Nayomi Thomas
Associate Director of HR and Legal
Nayomi Thomas is the Associate Director of HR and Legal of Inspirna, Inc.
Lily Yip
Executive Assistant
Lily Yip is the executive assistant who supports the Inspirna executive team members.