Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Gunnar Kaufmann, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer and Igor Bilinsky, Ph.D., as Chief Business Officer. Prior to joining Oncternal, Dr. Kaufmann served as Senior Vice President, Immunotherapy, Head of Research and Global Partnerships at Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Kaufmann was previously a faculty member at The Scripps Research Institute and still serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science. Dr. Bilinsky, who has more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive and consultant to the biotechnology industry, will be responsible for strategic planning and advancing corporate and business development initiatives at Oncternal. Dr. Bilinsky formerly served as Chief Operating Officer of AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation, a biotechnology company developing targeted therapies for patients with life-threatening bacterial infections.