Park Square is pleased to announce the placement of Keisuke Kuida as Medical Director at Deciphera Pharmaceuticals. Deciphera Pharmaceuticals develops novel drug candidates that limit the effectiveness of many cancer therapies. 

Kuida most recently served as the Medical Director at Kura Oncology. Previously, Kuida held various roles at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, including Associate Director, Translational and Biomarker Research; and Associate Scientific Fellow, Takeda Development Research. Earlier, he held various positions at Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

Kuida received his M.D. from Hiroshima University, School of Medicine and his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo.  

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