Dr. Pol F. Boudes, M.D., Ph.D., has been the Chief Medical Officer at Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc. since April 2014. Dr. Boudes served as the Chief Medical Officer of Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. from January 2009 to April 30, 2013. Dr. Boudes served as Head of Medical Development, US and Executive Director, Gynecology & Andrology at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals (formerly Berlex, Inc.) from 2004 to 2009. Dr. Boudes served as Vice President, Global Clinical Development, Women's Health Care US of Berlex Laboratories. From 1996 to 2003, Dr. Boudes served as a Project Director, Senior Director and Assistant Vice-President Worldwide Clinical Research, Women's Health and Bone and Internal Medicine at Wyeth Research. Dr. Boudes has extensive clinical development experience to CymaBay, including expertise in all phases of clinical trial design and execution. From 1991 to 1996, Dr. Boudes was Clinical Research Physician and served as its Senior Clinical Research Physician and Global Clinical Leader, Virology at Hoffman-La Roche. From 1990 to 1991, Dr. Boudes was Global Project Manager, Immunology at Pasteur Merieux (now Sanofi Pasteur). Dr. Boudes practiced medicine and held academic appointments at University Hospitals (Marseille and Paris), the Paris Faculty of Medicine, the French Society of Internal Medicine and French Health Agencies. He served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Abeona Therapeutics Inc. until April 07, 2017. He completed his internship and residency in Marseilles and in Paris, France and was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Paris. Dr. Boudes is Board-certified in Geriatric Diseases, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases. Dr. Boudes received B.S. and MD degrees from the University of Marseille, France.