Senior Leadership

Dr. Vijay Modur became our Head of Research and Development on April 1, 2021 and previously served as the Head of R&D, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of Zikani Therapeutics, Inc. In his more than 20 years in pharmaceutical and diagnostic roles in R&D, Dr. Modur has successfully translated research discovery efforts into products that impacted medical practice. Prior to joining Zikani, Dr. Modur led the venglustat rare disease program at Sanofi across multiple rare disease indications into phase 2 and phase 3 clinical development as well as other early development programs. Prior to Sanofi, Dr. Modur held leadership roles at HTG Molecular, Novartis Oncology and Merck Research Labs. Dr. Modur obtained his M.B.B.S. from Karnatak University and his Ph.D. from University of Utah. Dr. Modur  was a resident in Clinical Pathology at Washington University School of Medicine where he also completed his post-doctoral fellowship.