Dr. De Souza has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2024. Dr. De Souza also serves as a member and chair of the board of directors of Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. De Souza was the executive chairman of Bionomics Limited from November 2018 to December 2022, the non-executive chairman from January 2023 to June 2023 and non-executive director until November 2023. Previously, Dr. De Souza served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and director of several companies, including Neuropore Therapies, Inc. from January 2017 to December 2019, Biodel, Inc. from March 2010 to January 2016, Archemix Corp from April 2003 to March 2009 and Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation from September 2002 to March 2003. From September 1998 to September 2002, Dr. De Souza held senior vice president roles at Hoechst Marion Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now Sanofi). He was also founder, Executive Vice President of R&D and director at Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. from October 1992 to August 1998, and Head of CNS Diseases Research at DuPont Merck from May 1990 to October 1992. Dr. De Souza is currently a member of the board of directors of Bionaut Labs. Inc., Cenos Therapeutics, Inc., and Royalty Pharma. He has previously served on the boards of directors of Catalyst Biosciences, Inc., Targacept, Inc., IDEXX Laboratories, Palatin Technologies, Inc., and a number of private company boards. Dr. De Souza received a B.A. in physiology and a Ph.D. in endocrinology from the University of Toronto and completed his post-doctoral fellowship in neuroscience from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. We believe Dr. De Souza is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors because of his scientific background and extensive senior management and board experience in the pharmaceutical industry.