UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. announced the appointment of David L. Lacey, M.D., to its board of directors. Dr. Lacey brings to UNITY more than 30 years of experience in medical research, including a 17-year tenure at Amgen leading research across multiple disease areas. Dr. Lacey concluded his tenure at Amgen as senior vice president and head of discovery research, leading more than 1,200 scientists in a multi-site research organization covering four broad therapeutic areas, including oncology, inflammation, metabolic disorders, and neuroscience. He played a fundamental role in the discovery of the OPG/RANKL/RANK pathway that resulted in the blockbuster therapeutics Prolia® for osteoporosis and XGEVA® for cancer-related bone diseases. Following his retirement from Amgen in 2011, Dr. Lacey has advised multiple companies and venture capitalists in the biopharmaceutical industry. He currently serves on the board of directors for Inbiomotion SL, Atreca, and Nurix, Inc.