4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Noriyuki Kasahara, MD, PhD to the Board of Directors. In addition, 4DMT announced the promotion of Fred Kamal, PhD to President and Chief Operating Officer, marking an expansion of the breadth and responsibility of Dr. Kamal's role as a member of the senior leadership team. Dr. Kasahara is Professor and Alvera L. Kan Endowed Chair of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology at the University of California San Francisco, and a principal investigator in the UCSF Brain Tumor Center.

He has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of gene therapy and genetic engineering, is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and an inventor on 18 issued patents in these fields. The goals of Dr. Kasahara's research include optimizing the application of multiple and diverse viral vector delivery systems to achieve maximal therapeutic potential, as well as developing next-generation gene transfer technologies with greater therapeutic efficacy in vivo. Dr. Kasahara serves as a member of the Global Outreach Committee for the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, is a past president of the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy of Cancer, and is on the Board of Directors of the Japan Society of Gene and Cell Therapy.