TScan Therapeutics Expands Clinical Team with the Appointment of Dawn Pinchasik, M.D., M.S., as Vice President, Clinical Development

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of T cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T cell therapies (TCR-T) for the treatment of patients with cancer, today announced the appointment of Dawn Pinchasik, M.D., M.S., as Vice President, Clinical Development. Dr. Pinchasik brings to TScan over a decade of experience in clinical development across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

“We are pleased to welcome Dawn to TScan at such an exciting time in the Company’s evolution,” said Debora Barton, M.D., Chief Medical Officer. “Her expertise in cell and gene therapy clinical development and experience with regulatory interactions, most recently at ElevateBio, will be crucial as we advance our clinical-stage pipeline across heme malignancies and solid tumors. We remain on track to dose the first patient in the Phase 1 solid tumor study in the first quarter of 2024, and I look forward to working closely with Dawn as we advance this program through the clinic.”

“I am excited to join the TScan team as we work towards our mission of delivering life-changing therapies to patients battling a variety of solid tumors and heme malignancies,” added Dr. Pinchasik. “I am eager to harness my past experiences and work closely with the clinical team to advance this scientifically compelling pipeline and improve patient outcomes through the development of these novel therapies.”

Prior to joining TScan, Dr. Pinchasik was the Senior Director, Early Development at ElevateBio, LLC, where she supported the internal pipeline and partnered programs for ElevateBio and the wholly owned subsidiary, Life Edit Therapeutics Inc. Before joining ElevateBio, Dr. Pinchasik was a Senior Medical Director at Rubius Therapeutics, Inc., where she supported all clinical-stage pipeline products for the company’s cell therapy platform, including the launch of its first two clinical trials. Prior to that, Dr. Pinchasik was the Medical Director at Aileron Therapeutics, Inc., where she worked closely with the chief medical officer and led the development of protocols and regulatory documents. Earlier in her career, Dr. Pinchasik held roles of increasing responsibility at Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Onyx) and later at Amgen, Inc., following its acquisition of Onyx in 2014. She completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2013 and residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in 2010. Dr. Pinchasik holds an M.D. from Drexel University College of Medicine, and an M.S., Clinical and Translational Research, from the University of Cincinnati.