Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Professor, UC Berkeley
Biography
Dr. Niren Murthy is a professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California at Berkeley and a member of the Innovative Genomics Institute. Dr. Murthys scientific career has focused on the molecular design and synthesis of new materials for drug delivery and molecular imaging. The Murthy laboratory is currently focused on developing next generation lipid nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA and gene editing enzymes in vivo. Several start-up companies and licenses have been generated from the laboratory, in particular, the start-up companies GenEdit, BioAmp Diagnostics, Microbial Medical and Opus Biosciences were formed based upon research conducted in the Murthy lab.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Catriona Jamieson, UCSD
PMWC Award Ceremony Honorees
• Judy Faulkner, Epic
• Svetlana Mojsov, The Rockefeller University (GLP-1)
• Alexis C. Komor, UCSD
Opening Talk
• Catriona Jamieson, UC San Diego
GLP-1: From Hormone Discovery to a Global Therapeutic Revolution
• Svetlana Mojsov, The Rockefeller University
What’s Next at Epic?
• Peter DeVault, Epic
Modified mRNA, siRNA, ASOs
• Chair: Alexis C. Komor, UC San Diego
• Niren Murthy, UC Berkeley
• Gene Yeo, UC San Diego
• Reuben Harris, UT Health San Antonio
Stem Cell–Targeted Therapeutics: Small Molecules & Biologics
• Chair: Catriona Jamieson, UC San Diego
• Irving L. Weissman, Stanford
In Vivo Gene Therapies
• Chair: Gene Yeo, UC San Diego
• Mark A. Kay, Stanford
• David Schaffer, UC Berkeley
Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Patient Stratification
• Chair: Ezra Cohen, Tempus
• Eitan Ruppin, NIH
• Danielle Hamel, Tempus
• David Ledbetter, Florida State University
• Ludmil Alexandrov, UC San Diego
Closing
• Catriona Jamieson, UC San Diego
