Jennifer Yori PhD Email Address

Associate Director of Medical Affairs

Calithera Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule drugs directed against tumor metabolism and tumor immunology targets for the treatment of cancer. Calithera’s lead product candidate, CB-839, is currently being evaluated in three Phase 1 clinical trials in solid and hematological cancers. CB-1158 is a first-in- class immuno-oncology metabolic checkpoint inhibitor targeting arginase, a critical immunosuppressive enzyme responsible for T-cell suppression by myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Arginase depletes arginine, a nutrient that is critical for the activation, growth and survival of the body’s cancer-fighting immune cells, known as cytotoxic T -cells. Calithera is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

Medical Affairs professional with 9+ years experience and demonstrated history of success working in the pharmaceuticals and biotech industry. Experience in multiple roles within Medical Affairs as well as Clinical Development, Life-Cycle Strategy and Planning and External Collaboration in the Hematology/ Oncology space with a strong academic background in Cancer Research and Molecular Biology.