Elevation Oncology, Inc. announced the appointment of David Dornan, Ph.D. as the Company's Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Dornan brings nearly two decades of industry and academic oncology drug development experience, particularly in the area of translating known mechanisms driving oncogenesis into meaningful therapeutic interventions for patients. Dr. Dornan joins Elevation Oncology from Bolt Biotherapeutics.

As Chief Scientific Officer, he was responsible for the scientific strategy and building of the company's portfolio in targeted immunotherapies. Prior to this, Dr. Dornan was the head of Oncology Research at Gilead, identifying, validating, and translating oncogenic targets into actionable entities with biologic and small molecule therapeutics and oversaw the integrated oncology strategy team. He began his career at Genentech, where he spent 10 years serving in positions of increasing responsibility and played key roles in target discovery and validation, as well as translational research programs. Dr. Dornan received his Ph.D. from the University of Dundee in Molecular Oncology and Biochemistry and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Genentech.