Shelia is founder, CSO, and president of research of Q32 Bio. She is a leader in the field of inflammation, autoimmune disease and fibrosis with deep industry experience in translational research and drug development. She was previously VP of Tissue Injury and Fibrosis Research at Biogen where she spearheaded a team of scientists conducting discovery science and advanced programs into clinical development. From 2008 to 2012, Shelia was VP of Research at Stromedix and led all research activities supporting the development of the anti-avb6 antibody, STX-100. She has authored more than 90 manuscripts and patents. Shelia received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Yale University and completed her post-doctoral training with Frank Ruddle in the Department of Biology at Yale University.