Management Team

Peter A. Thompson, MD, FACP
Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

Dr. Thompson is one of our founders and has served as our president and chief executive officer since May 2002, as our treasurer since December 2002, as a member of our board of directors since February 2002, and as the chairman of our board of directors since March 2006. From 2003 to 2006, Dr. Thompson served as a venture partner at ATP Capital, a venture capital firm. Previously, Dr. Thompson served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of iMetrikus, a healthcare technology company, which he co-founded. Prior to iMetrikus, Dr. Thompson served as vice president and general manager of Chiron Informatics, and prior to Chiron, he served as vice president, research and technology development at Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems. Dr. Thompson is a board certified medical oncologist and internist who received an M.D. and a Sc.B. from Brown University. Dr. Thompson is the 2007 E&Y Life Sciences Entrepreneur of the Year for the Pacific Northwest.

Kendall Mohler, PhD
Co-founder, Senior Vice President of Research & Development

Dr. Mohler is one of our founders and has served as our senior vice president of research and development since November 2002. From November 2002 to July 2004, he served as a member of our board of directors. From 2001 to 2002, Dr. Mohler served as vice president of biological sciences at Immunex Corporation. Dr. Mohler received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center and a B.S. from the University of Kansas.

Daniel J. Burge, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Burge has served as our chief medical officer since January 2006 and as a senior vice president since March 2004. From 2002 to 2003, he served as vice president of clinical research and development at Amgen. From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Burge served as vice president of clinical research and development at Immunex Corporation. Dr. Burge received an M.D. from Thomas Jefferson University and a B.A. from Taylor University.

Michelle Burris
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Burris has served as our senior vice president and chief financial officer since February 2006. From August 2005 to January 2006, Ms. Burris served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Dendreon Corporation. From 1995 to 2005, Ms. Burris was an employee of Corixa Corporation, where she last served as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Ms. Burris is a member of the board of directors of Sonus Pharmaceuticals, which she joined in 2004. Ms. Burris received an MBA and a Post Graduate Certificate in accounting from Seattle University and a B.S. from George Mason University.

Kathleen M. Deeley
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Kathleen M. Deeley has served as our senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary since June 2007. Prior to joining Trubion, she was founder and manager of Somerset Consulting LLC, a firm providing business and legal consulting services to biotechnology and information technology companies. From 1995 until 2005, Ms. Deeley held several positions at Corixa Corporation including corporate attorney, director of legal affairs and senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Before joining Corixa, she practiced law at Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle, Washington. Ms. Deeley graduated from the University of California, Davis and received her J.D. from the University of Washington.