Atreca, Inc. announced the appointment of Stephen Gould, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Gould is joining Atreca following 15 years at Genentech, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as Executive Director, Translational Oncology. At Genentech, Dr. Gould led a team focused on developing tumor specific antibodies weaponized with immune-targeting arms or drug payloads for use in both hematologic and solid tumors, including two approved medicines.

Prior to joining Genentech, Dr. Gould served as Senior Director, Oncology at Curis. Dr. Gould received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut Health Center in Development Biology and held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of California San Francisco in the department of Orthopedic Surgery, and University of Virginia in the Department of Biology.