Yashar Salek

Yashar Salek has a strong background in clinical development and research. Yashar started their career in 2008 as a Post Doctoral fellow at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest. In 2011, they joined Amarex Clinical Research, LLC, where they worked as a Project Lead and Medical Monitor. Yashar was promoted to Director of Clinical Development in 2016 and stayed with the company until 2019. From 2019 to 2023, Yashar worked at NSF - Health Sciences, first as a Director of Clinical Development and then as Senior Director of Clinical Development and Acting Director of Safety and Pharmacovigilance. Currently, they hold the position of Senior Director of Clinical Development at Neumora since July 2023.

Yashar Salek earned a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences from 1996 to 2004. Yashar then pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Neuroscience and Health Sciences from York University from 2006 to 2008.