Aileron Therapeutics Appoints Industry Veteran Diane Jorkasky, M.D., as Company's Head of Development and Chief Medical Officer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aileron Therapeutics, a biotechnology company discovering and developing a novel class of therapeutics called Stapled Peptides, announced today that it has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran Diane Jorkasky, M.D., as the company’s Senior Vice President, Head of Development and Chief Medical Officer. This appointment reflects Aileron’s growth and expansion as the company creates a pipeline of novel stapled peptide drugs across a range of disease areas, using Ailerons’ proprietary drug discovery platform. Dr. Jorkasky will lead and direct Aileron’s emerging development, clinical research and regulatory activities across multiple therapeutic areas, and will report to Joseph A. Yanchik III, Aileron's Chief Executive Officer.