William G. Rice
Director
BUSINESS
Oncolytics Biotech Inc
Canada
Biography
Dr. Rice has held the position of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aptose Biosciences Inc. since 2013. From 2003 to 2013, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cylene Pharmaceutics Inc., prior to which he was the Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He has also served as Senior Scientist and Head of the Drug Mechanism Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, and as a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Rice holds a PhD in biochemistry from Emory University and was a post-doctoral trainee in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Michigan Medical Center.
Research Interest
Business and Management