Ligand Pharma (LGND) Appoints Jennifer Cochran to its Board

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Jennifer Cochran to its Board of Directors

July 14, 2021 4:01 PM EDT

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) (Ligand or the Company) announces the appointment of Jennifer Cochran, Ph.D. to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Cochran is the Shriram Chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University, where she also is a professor of bioengineering and (by courtesy) of chemical engineering and a member of the cancer biology, biophysics and immunology programs.

We were introduced to Jennifer a year ago during Ligands acquisition of xCella, where she was co-founder and board member. The addition of... More