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Overview

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Current roles
22 current organizations shown on this profile
Board positions
22 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
1Roles supported by the sources cited on this profile
Qualifications
Not establishedNo qualification is currently confirmed by the cited sources

Professional narrative

About

Dr. Kornberg is the Winzer Professor of Medicine in the Department of Structural Biology at Stanford University and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2006 for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription. He has received numerous prestigious awards including the Welch Prize and Leopold Mayer Prize.

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Current roles

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Governance

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Board and advisory record

Board service

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Director

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.

2020-01-01 · current

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Director

Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.

2016-01-01 · current

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Connections

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Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.

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Director at Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.

2020-01-01 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-15

Cocrystal Pharma, …Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.Xenetic Bioscience…Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.Roger Kornberg

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Experience

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Published record

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Source 1 · Sec FilingCOCP 10-K executive officersSupports AI and ML experience, Cybersecurity experience, Executive company, Executive title, Other Company Role, Technology background.Open sourceSource 2 · Sec FilingXBIO DEF 14A director slateSupports AI and ML experience, Board role, Committee assignments, Executive company, Cybersecurity experience, Technology background.Open sourceSource 3 · Sec FilingCOCP DEF 14A director slateSupports Board role, Committee assignments.Open source

Basis

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Identifiers

Alpha ID
alpha:person:roger-kornberg
Record version
public-0

Sources

Sources and published information

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AI and ML experience · CorroboratedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filingSupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Chair1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedNo committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedCommittee assignments: Nominating/Governance1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · CorroboratedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filingSupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Executive company · Source reportedExecutive at Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Executive company · Source reportedExecutive at Stanford University1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: Chairman and Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Other Company Role · Source reportedRoger Kornberg is also linked to Stanford Medical School as Professor of Structural Biology.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
70%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Technology background · Under reviewTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Under review
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Technology background · Under reviewTechnology background reported in filings1 source
Verification
Under review
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Cybersecurity experience · Executive company · Executive title · Other Company Role · Technology background

  2. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Board role · Committee assignments · Executive company · Cybersecurity experience · Technology background

  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534525/000168316825007872/xenetic_idef14a.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed Apr 28, 2026

    Supports: Director at Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: XBIO)

  4. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

    Supports: Board role · Committee assignments

  5. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1412486/000164117225008692/formdef14a.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed Apr 28, 2026

    Supports: Director at Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCP)

  6. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1412486/000164117225008692/formdef14a.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership

  7. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534525/000168316825007872/xenetic_idef14a.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership