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resTORbio Announces Appointment of Kerry Russell, M.D., Ph.D., as Vice President of Clinical DevelopmentBOSTON, June 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- resTORbio, Inc. (NASDAQ:TORC) today announced that Kerry Russell, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the company as its Vice President of Clinical Development, a newly created position as part of the company’s effort to grow through strategic hires. In the role, Dr. Russell is responsible for the overall direction and execution of resTORbio’s expanding clinical program to advance new therapies for aging-related diseases such as respiratory tract infections and heart failure. resTORbio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company targeting TORC1 and other biological pathways that regulate aging to develop innovative medicines with the potential to extend healthy lifespan. “I am thrilled that someone of Kerry’s caliber has joined resTORbio to help us expand our clinical development capabilities. The addition of this role is driven by our expanding pipeline and the growing potential of our TORC1 inhibitor program,” said Joan Mannick, M.D., Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of resTORbio. “Kerry not only brings extensive clinical development experience but also specialized expertise in cardiovascular medicine, which will be an important therapeutic area as we continue to uncover the potential benefits of TORC1 inhibition in heart failure and other diseases associated with the aging process.” About TORC1 and RTB101 RTB101 is an orally administered small molecule that can be used alone or in combination with everolimus (an FDA-approved mTOR inhibitor) to selectively inhibit TORC1 without inhibiting TORC2. In the ongoing Phase 2b clinical trial, RTB101 is being evaluated alone and in combination with everolimus as an immunotherapy to decrease the incidence of respiratory tract infections in the elderly. Topline results from the ongoing Phase 2b trial are expected during the third quarter of 2018. The company expects to develop RTB101 for additional aging-related indications such as heart failure or neurodegenerative diseases. About resTORbio Investor Contact: Media Contact: |