SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD - News), a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that it will hold a conference call on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2009 results and provide a corporate update. Jerry McMahon, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer, Ronald A. Martell, president and chief operating officer, Greg Weaver, senior vice president and chief financial officer and Robert De Jager, M.D., chief medical officer, will host the call beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time). A press release for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, will be released after markets close on August 4.
