Pluri Inc. announced that Dr. Prasad S. Adusumilli (Min H. and Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair in Thoracic Cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and Dr. Richard L. Kendall (Former Head of Oncology Research at Amgen), two renowned oncology researchers, joined its newly formed Scientific Advisory Board to provide strategic counsel as this project advances. Dr. Adusumilli, MD, is Professor and Deputy Chief, Thoracic Service; Vice Chair for Translational Research, Dept. of Surgery; Director, Mesothelioma Program; Min H. and Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair in Thoracic Cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY).

Research led by Dr. Adusumilli has focused on regional immunotherapy strategies, resulting in translation of mesothelin-targeted CAR T-cell immunotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma, lung, and breast cancers. Dr. Kendall, Ph.D, is Chief Science Officer of Catena Bio, a company whose technology enables them to synthesize novel biomolecules in any structure, combination, or orientation. Previously, Dr. Kendall was the President and CEO of ImmPACT BIO, a cell therapy company developing engineered T cells for the treatment of cancer.

Notably, Dr. Kendall also held significant positions at leading biopharmaceutical companies, serving Vice President of Research at Kite Pharma, where he was responsible for the company's research pipeline and development of CAR-T technologies, as well asExecutive Director and Head of Oncology Research at Amgen.