James Thompson, PhD

Head of CMC Project Management at Moderna Therapeutics, Inc.

Dr. Thompson is currently Head of CMC Project Management at Moderna Therapeutics. Prior to joining Moderna, Dr. Thompson was Vice President Development at Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Before this, Dr. Thompson was Director of Research & Development at Genta, Inc. and Director, Biology Research at Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals/Sirna Therapeutics. Dr. Thompson received a BS in Biology from Temple University and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia.