Couple walking on the beach with headline

Transforming

how cancer is treated

Discovering and developing medicines targeting the world’s deadliest cancers

The alterome, defined as all disease-driving genetic alterations, remains largely unaddressed by current therapies. While targeted therapies have brought meaningful progress to patients, many aggressive cancers lack effective treatment options. Available therapies often cause debilitating side effects due to off-target activity, which limits dosing and reduces their potential benefit. In addition, few options address genomically defined drivers. We’re working to change that by developing potentially safer, more precise therapies that aim to help patients stay on treatment longer, improve control of their cancer, and live better lives.

We are driven by the urgency of our mission to discover therapies
and inspire hope for people affected by cancer.

Leadership team

Independently, we bring varied backgrounds with diverse expertise. Collectively, we are dedicated to relentlessly pushing the boundaries of cancer treatments to transform the lives of those living with cancer.

Photo of Jung Choi, Alterome’s CEO
Jung Choi
CEO
Photo of Scott Moorefield, Alterome’s COO & CBO
Scott Moorefield
COO & CBO
Photo of Leonardo Faoro, Alterome’s CMO
Leonardo Faoro
CMO
Photo of Michael Bartberger, Alterome’s SVP, Discovery Research
Michael Bartberger
SVP, Discovery Research
headshot of John Huang
John Huang
SVP, Biology
Photo of Jonathan Tran, Alterome’s SVP, Clinical Pharmacology & Nonclinical Development
Jonathan Tran
SVP, Clinical Pharmacology & Nonclinical Development
Photo of Aziz Alam, Alterome’s VP, Regulatory Affairs
Aziz Alam
VP, Regulatory Affairs 
headshot of MaryBeth Furlano
MaryBeth Furlano
VP, People & Culture
Photo of Vicky Kang, Alterome’s VP, Clinical Development
Vicky Kang
VP, Clinical Development
Photo of Dana Nettuno, Alterome’s VP, Clinical Operations
Dana Nettuno
VP, Clinical Operations 
Photo of Andrew Phimister, Alterome’s VP, Formulation & Drug Product
Andrew Phimister
VP, Formulation & Drug Product
Photo of of America Thompson, Alterome’s VP, Head of Finance
America Thompson
VP, Head of Finance
Photo of Xiaohong Yan, Alterome’s VP, Biostatistics
Xiaohong Yan
VP, Biostatistics
Photo of Xuefeng Zhu, Alterome’s VP, Medicinal Chemistry
Xuefeng Zhu
VP, Medicinal Chemistry 
Photo of Jim Cartoni, Alterome’s General Counsel
Jim Cartoni
General Counsel 

The A-team

Photo of Nikki Alvarez, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Project Management
Nikki Alvarez
Sr Dir, Project Management
Photo of Ruth Aranda, Alterome’s Principal Investigator, In Vitro Pharmacology
Ruth Aranda
Principal Investigator, In Vitro Pharmacology
Photo of Ido Ben-Shalom, Alterome’s Principal Investigator, Computational Chemistry
Ido Ben-Shalom
Principal Investigator, Computational Chemistry
Photo of Kevin Fan, Alterome’s Dir, Medicinal Chemistry
Kevin Fan
Dir, Medicinal Chemistry
Photo of Cailin Fredrickson, Alterome’s Executive Assistant
Cailin Fredrickson
Executive Assistant
Photo of Alison Freimund Allan, Alterome’s Medical Director
Alison Freimund Allan
Medical Director
Photo of Daniel Ganley, Alterome’s Dir, CMC Project Management
Daniel Ganley
Dir, CMC Project Management
Photo of Devin Gerboth, Alterome’s Assoc Dir, Clinical Development Scientist
Devin Gerboth
Assoc Dir, Clinical Development Scientist
Photo of Mangala Hariharan, Alterome’s Dir, Toxicology
Mangala Hariharan
Dir, Toxicology
Photo of Annie Huynh, Alterome’s Clinical Trial Manager
Annie Huynh
Clinical Trial Manager
Photo of Joe Juan, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Business Development
Joe Juan
Sr Dir, Business Development
Photo of Elina Kolosovsky-Simberg, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Analytical Research and Development
Elina Kolosovsky-Simberg
Sr Dir, Analytical Research and Development
Photo of Cassie Lane, Alterome’s Dir, Clinical Development Scientist
Cassie Lane
Dir, Clinical Development Scientist
Photo of Thomas Mathew, Alterome’s Sr Mgr, Regulatory Affairs
Thomas Mathew
Sr Mgr, Regulatory Affairs
Photo of Jon Munn, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Clinical Operations
Jon Munn
Sr Dir, Clinical Operations
Photo of Melissa Parente, Alterome’s Sr Clinical Trial Manager
Melissa Parente
Sr Clinical Trial Manager
Photo of Michelle Perez, Alterome’s System Analyst
Michelle Perez
System Analyst
Photo of Amanda Ramsey, Alterome’s Executive Assistant
Amanda Ramsey
Executive Assistant
Photo of Shaughn Reilly, Alterome’s Scientist I, DPMK
Shaughn Reilly
Scientist I, DPMK
Photo of Troy Smith, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Informatics
Troy Smith
Sr Dir, Informatics
Photo of Kimberly Steiger, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Data Management
Kimberly Steiger
Sr Dir, Data Management
Photo of John Tran, Alterome’s Staff Accountant
John Tran
Staff Accountant
Photo of John Tyhonas, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Structural Chemistry
John Tyhonas
Sr Dir, Structural Chemistry
Photo of Breda Walsh, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Operations
Breda Walsh
Sr Dir, Operations
Photo of Katherine Wang, Alterome’s Accounting Manager
Katherine Wang
Accounting Manager
Photo of Tim Wang, Alterome’s Assoc Dir, Discovery Biology
Tim Wang
Assoc Dir, Discovery Biology
Photo of Bradley Yere, Alterome’s IT Manager
Bradley Yere
IT Manager
Photo of Kevin Yu, Alterome’s Sr Dir, DMPK
Kevin Yu
Sr Dir, DMPK
Photo of Artie Zaragoza, Alterome’s Sr Manager, Finance & Accounting
Artie Zaragoza
Sr Manager, Finance & Accounting
Photo of Marilyn Zhao, Alterome’s Sr Dir, Drug Substance
Marilyn Zhao
Sr Dir, Drug Substance

Board of directors

Rich Heyman, PhD
Chair of the Board
Carl Gordon, Ph.D.
Managing Partner, OrbiMed
Helen S. Kim, MBA
Senior Managing Director, Vida Ventures
Melissa McCracken, PhD
Partner, Nextech Invest
Dominic Piscitelli, MBA
Chief Financial Officer, ORIC Pharmaceuticals
Josh Richardson, MD
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Uwe Schoenbeck, Ph.D.
Venture Partner, Canaan Partners
Jung Choi, MBA
CEO
Ryan Corcoran, MD, PhD
Co-founder, SAB Chair 

Advisors

Ryan Corcoran, MD, PhD
SAB Chair, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Benjamin Cravatt, PhD
The Scripps Research Institute
Keith Flaherty, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Piro Lito, M.D., Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Susan Moran, MD, MSCE
Advisor
Paul Workman, FRS FMedSci
Institute of Cancer Research, London
Timothy Yap, MBBS, PhD, FRCP
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Investors

OrbiMed Healthcare Fund Management logo
Vida Ventures logo
Nextech logo
Driehaus Capital Management logo
Goldman Sachs logo
Canaan logo
Blue Owl logo
Invus logo
Boxer Capital logo
Colt Ventures logo
Digitalis Ventures logo
San Diego beach scene

Contact us

Alterome Therapeutics
13480 Evening Creek Drive North, Suite 450
San Diego, CA 92128
General information: info@alterome.com