Homology Medicines, Inc. announced that Julie Jordan, M.D., has been promoted to Chief Medical Officer. Previously, Dr. Jordan held the role of Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development and Operations, at Homology, and she has been instrumental in advancing Homology's gene editing and gene therapy clinical programs. Under her leadership, Homology is conducting the pheEDIT trial for phenylketonuria (PKU) evaluating gene editing candidate HMI-103 designed to maximize PAH enzyme through both genome integration and episomal expression, and the juMPStart trial for Hunter syndrome (MPS II) evaluating systemic gene therapy candidate HMI-203 designed to address peripheral and central nervous system components of the disease. Initial clinical data from pheEDIT is expected mid-year and juMPStart initial data is anticipated in the second half of 2023.

Dr. Jordan brought vast industry experience to Homology, including the design and execution of global clinical trials across multiple development areas. Prior to Homology, Dr. Jordan was responsible for clinical and scientific development activities at Cerevel Therapeutics, including global trials for schizophrenia, focal epilepsy and anxiety disorder. Previously, she was Executive Director of Global Clinical Development at Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., responsible for late-stage clinical programs for neuropsychiatry indications.

Dr. Jordan held positions of increasing research and development and clinical responsibility at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and prior to that was Medical Director at Medpace, Inc. Before joining industry, Dr. Jordan was a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, treating patients at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Jordan holds an A.B. in Biology from Harvard College and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and she completed her residency in internal medicine at MGH, Harvard Medical School.