David H. Kirn

David H. Kirn is an American entrepreneur and scientist. He is co-Founder, co-Chairman and CEO of 4D Molecular Therapeutics (4DMT, which he founded with David Schaffer in 2013), a biotechnology company working on adeno-associated virus gene therapy vectors.[1][2][3] Prior to 4DMT, Kirn was Founder and CEO of Jennerex (2003-2013) and Vice President of Clinical Research at Onyx Pharmaceuticals (1994-2000).[4][5][6]

Kirn has held academic positions at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School; the University of Oxford; and was chief medical resident at Harvard Medical School. His published work on oncolytic adenoviruses includes Onyx-015 and has appeared in Nature. He has co-authored over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals.[7][8]

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  7. "Publications Authored by David H. Kirn." PUBFACTS. PUBFACTS, n.d. Web. 27 July 2015. http://www.pubfacts.com/author/David+H+Kirn.
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