CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRNA), a leader in the development of RNA interference-based therapeutics targeting rare inherited diseases involving the liver and for cancers that are genetically defined, today announced that on December 31, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors approved the grant of inducement stock options to purchase a total of 115,000 shares of common stock to two new employees, with a grant date of December 31, 2015 (the "Q4 2015 Inducement Grants").