IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Eledon") (NASDAQ:ELDN) today announced the appointment of Allan Douglas Kirk, M.D., Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Kirk is internationally recognized for his work in organ transplantation, with a specialized focus on kidney transplants and transplant immunology. He is currently Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Duke University School of Medicine. He is also the David C. Sabiston, Jr. Professor of Surgery, a Professor of Integrative Immunobiology, and a Professor of Pediatrics at Duke.
"We are pleased to have Dr. Kirk join our Board of Directors at a pivotal time at the company following initiation of our Phase 2 BESTOW trial evaluating tegoprubart for the prevention of organ rejection in patients receiving a kidney transplant," said David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D., Eledon Chief Executive Officer. "Dr. Kirk's renowned expertise in the field of organ transplantation, including kidney transplantation, will be incredibly valuable as we advance tegoprubart in clinical development on our mission to fulfill an urgent unmet need for the thousands of patients in need of an organ transplant. I look forward to working closely together."
"Organ transplantation remains an area of significant unmet need – a need that is often overlooked or underrecognized – and my decades of research have been driven by my desire to improve immunosuppression regimens for transplant patients. Transplant recipients deserve new treatment options with better efficacy and fewer side-effects to help protect their transplanted organs," said Dr. Kirk. "I am proud to ...