Arvinas, Inc. announced that Timothy Shannon, M.D., current Chairperson and a member of the company's Board of Directors since 2013, has stepped down from this role. John Houston, Ph.D., has been named Chairperson, effective today. Additionally, Sunil Agarwal, M.D., has been appointed to join the company's Board and Briggs Morrison, M.D., has been appointed Lead Independent Director of the Board.

Dr. Sunil Agarwal joins Arvinas' Board with extensive experience in the life science industry. He recently served as Executive Vice President, Head of Development and Chief Medical Officer at Sana Biotechnology, Inc., and prior to this he served as President of Research and Development at Juno Therapeutics. He also served as a former Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical and previously served in various leadership roles at Genentech for more than a decade, including Senior Vice President and Global Head of Clinical Development for ophthalmology, metabolism, neurosciences, immunology, and infectious diseases.

Dr. Agarwal completed his residency at Children's National Medical Center (CNMC), Washington, D.C., and practiced in the CNMC Pediatric Emergency Department. He obtained his B.S. in neurobiology from Cornell University and earned his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine.