Martin E. Sanders
Co-Founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO, Io Therapeutics
Parent of ’16E, ’18E graduate
BIOGRAPHY
Marty has had a long career in clinical medicine, basic laboratory research in immunology, pharmaceutical product development, venture capital investment, and serial company formation in the life sciences. He is CEO of Io Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, other neurodegenerative diseases, and various cancers.
He received his B.A. in Microbiology from the University of Missouri in Columbia, and his M.D. from the University of Chicago School of Medicine. He completed post-graduate training in Internal Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, and subspecialty training at the National Institutes of Health and at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Allergy/Clinical Immunology. He occasionally performs in musical theater productions.
Marty and Corsee Sanders, are the parents of Laura Sanders ‘16E, ‘18E (MM), a graduate of Eastman’s Voice and Opera Program. They are George Eastman Circle sustaining members at the benefactor level and reside in The Woodlands, Texas. Marty is also a Trustee of the University.