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Ph.D., President and CEO, Caribou Biosciences

Biography
Rachel is a co-founder of Caribou Biosciences and has been its president and chief executive officer and a director since the companys inception in 2011. Rachel is an inventor on patents and patent applications covering multiple CRISPR-based technologies, and has co-authored several scientific papers in high-impact journals characterizing CRISPR-Cas systems. In 2014, she was named by Forbes Magazine to the 30 Under 30 list in Science and Healthcare, and in 2016, Fortune Magazine named her to the 40 Under 40 list of the most influential young people in business. In 2018, the Association for Women in Science recognized Rachel with the annual Next Generation Award. She serves on the board of directors for Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). Rachel earned an AB in biological sciences from Harvard College and a PhD in molecular and cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley


 Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley


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Cindy Perettie, EVP Kite Pharma

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