Dr. Akshay Vaishnaw is the President of Research and Development (R&D) at Scholar Rock. He also serves on the Board of Directors at Scholar Rock and is a Venture Partner at Atlas Venture. Previously, Dr. Vaishnaw was Chief Innovation Officer and President of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, where he held positions of increasing responsibility across Research and Development since joining the company in 2006. Dr. Vaishnaw earned his MBBCh from Cardiff University School of Medicine (formerly, the University of Wales College of Medicine) and his PhD in Molecular Immunology from the University of London.