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Helen Thackray, MD, Pediatrics, Durham, NC

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Pediatrics Durham, NC

Medical Genetics

Chief Research and Development Officer

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  • Office

    Research Triangle Park
    Suite 100
    Durham, NC 27703
    Phone+1 240-476-2348

Summary

  • Seasoned biotechnology executive with experience on both sides of Management-Board interactions for NASDAQ-traded companies. Proven track record leading novel drug development for a broad range of indications including both benign and malignant disease.

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1999 - 2000
  • Children's National Hospital
    Children's National HospitalChief Residency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 1999
  • Children's National Hospital
    Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1999 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1996 - 2023
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Registration Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Uproleselan (GMI-1271) with Standard Salvage Chemotherapy in Patients with R...
    Helen M Thackray, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
  • High E-Selectin Ligand Expression Contributes to Chemotherapy-Resistance in Poor Risk Relapsed and Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Patients and Can be Ov...
    Helen M Thackray, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

  • E-Selectin Ligand Expression By Leukemic Blasts Is Associated with Prognosis in Patients with AML 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

  • Durham Drug Firm BioCryst Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Genetic Disorder Treatment
    Durham Drug Firm BioCryst Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Genetic Disorder TreatmentSeptember 1st, 2022
  • BCRX Earnings Call for the Period Ending June 30, 2022
    BCRX Earnings Call for the Period Ending June 30, 2022August 5th, 2022
  • BioCryst Appoints Helen Thackray, M.D., as Chief Research and Development Officer
    BioCryst Appoints Helen Thackray, M.D., as Chief Research and Development OfficerMarch 19th, 2021
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