Dr. Thompson is the Vice President of Biology, leading targeted protein degradation drug discovery efforts at Plexium.
Peggy joined Plexium with more than 20 years of experience in drug discovery and development in the biotechnology industry. Prior to Plexium, she was a co-founder and Executive Director of Biology at eFFECTOR Therapeutics, where she established their technology platform for targeting dysregulated mRNA translation for supporting oncology drug development. She also led their eIF4A program (Zotatifin, Phase II) from concept to clinical development in solid tumor malignancies. Before that, Peggy served as the Director of Biology at Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where she held positions of increasing responsibility, including leading the drug discovery biology efforts and supporting the development of Setrobuvir until the acquisition by Roche Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Anadys, Peggy held positions at Biopraxis and the National Institutes of Health.
Peggy was an NIH postdoctoral fellow in Biophysics at the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. She received her B.S. with Highest Distinction in Biochemistry from Washington State University.