Gaelle Mercenne is now head of biology for Seattle’s Talus Bioscience. The startup last month announced $11.2 million in new funding to advance its drug discovery program for hard-to-treat diseases.

Fractures of the neck of the talus are often associated with additional bony injury about the foot and ankle. [25] The medial malleolus is fractured nearly a quarter of the time. [12,20] This ...