Pyxis Oncology, an immuno-oncology company developing antibody drugs to restore activity to dysfunctional T cells, has appointed Ronald Herbst as its chief scientific officer. Herbst joins the Boston-based company from the AstraZeneca (NYSE: [[ticker:AZN]]) global biologics R&D arm, MedImmune, where he was vice president of research and development and head of oncology research.
Author: Sarah de Crescenzo
Sarah is Xconomy's San Diego-based editor. Prior to joining the team in 2018, she wrote about startups, tech and finance at the San Diego Business Journal. Her decade of full-time news experience includes coverage of subjects including campaign finance, crime and courts as a reporter and editor at outlets throughout California, including the Orange County Register.
She earned a bachelor's degree in English Literature at UC San Diego, where she wrote for the student newspaper and played collegiate lacrosse. In 2019, she earned an MBA at UC Irvine.
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