Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of industry veteran Salim Yazji, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Yazji has held positions of increasing responsibility in both large and entrepreneurial organizations. He founded Elpida Therapeutics in January 2019 and co-founded Ajuta Therapeutics in October 2019, where he served as Chief Executive Officer until February 2021. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Versatope Therapeutics since April 2019. From March 2018 to January 2019, he served as Chief Medical Officer of PMV Pharma, and from November 2016 to February 2018, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Calimmune, which was acquired by CSL Behring in August 2017.