James Ernst, Ph.D.

Vice President, Head of Protein Sciences and Technology Department at Xencor

Speaker

James Ernst is Vice President of Development Sciences and Head of the Protein Sciences and Technology Department at Xencor, Inc. where he leads efforts to translate molecules from discovery research into clinical development. Prior to joining Xencor, James held various leadership positions in the Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED) Protein Sciences organization. He has more than 20 years of experience supporting all stages of therapeutic development from target identification to clinical validation. He has worked with and led both large and small molecule therapy discovery teams in a variety of therapeutic areas including autoimmune, oncology, neuroscience, and metabolic disease He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University Medical School.