Chimerix announced Lisa Decker, Chief Business Officer at IGM Biosciences, has been appointed to Chimerix's Board of Directors. Ms. Decker replaces Catherine Gilliss PhD, RN, FAAN, who is simultaneously retiring from the Chimerix Board after nearly 10 years of service. Prior to her role at IGM Biosciences, Ms. Decker was Chief Business Officer at Atreca Inc., where she oversaw the business development and alliance management functions.

Before that, she served in multiple roles at Nektar Therapeutics, most recently serving as Vice President, Business Development. Earlier, she served as Associate Director in the Office of Technology Management at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ms. Decker received her Ph.D. in Immunology from Tufts University School of Medicine and her B.A. in Biology from the College of the Holy Cross.