Xaira Therapeutics

We had a terrific time at our first science symposium at Xaira HQ! We ended the day with a quick pronunciation lesson from this fine-looking crew.

Next up in our DIY series of lessons, we've taken it right to the top. Please welcome our CEO Marc Tessier-Lavigne! (and stay tuned for Season Two, in which we explain how to pronounce Tessier-Lavigne)

In today's installment, our interim head of brand & people, Cindy Lundin Mesaros of Foresite Labs, shows us how it's done. (editor's note: we still have work to do here ...)

To brighten your Tuesday-that-feels-like-a-Monday: today's installment of the Xaira Pronunciation Nation features our VP Ci Chu and his tots. While we've heard a lot of interesting versions of our name, we have to admit that Godzilla is our very favorite.

We have a special guest who joined the Xaira Pronunciation Nation for today's lesson. Say hello to Clifford and his friend, multi-omics scientist and hairbrush mic pro Bianca Ynez Ruiz Smith. Excellent job, Clifford and Bianca! 12/10. We wish everyone a happy long weekend and start of summer. Enjoy the time with your friends and family -- furry or otherwise. And take the time to check out our open roles if you're interested in joining us!

Yes, we've heard the chatter out there. We've formed the Xaira Pronunciation Nation (PronunciatioNation? You decide) in response. Today our colleague Cinthia Millan, a scientist in our protein biochemistry & drug discovery group, shares the proper pronunciation of our company name.

Here at Xaira, we are scientists AND poets. We present this short work to wind down your work week. we are aware uh that y'all stare uh it's a bit unfair uh so we'll say a prayer uh and a poem prepare uh rhymes with mascara and also with thera pronounce it zare-uh!  ** We encourage scientist-poets and other multi-hyphenates to check out our open roles. As you can probably tell, we are particularly in need of scientists who can up our poetry game.

Happy Friday! We hope everyone had a good work week. If yours was less than satisfactory, let us know why in the comments, so we can study up on what not to do. And then take a saunter over to our jobs page, and find the right fit for you.

What a week! As we wind down from our launch week -- which is just the beginning of our journey -- we want to remind our followers that we are hiring. You can view a list of our open roles at the link below. Join our team! A note on pronunciation: Xaira rhymes with "thera" in therapeutics, and the X is pronounced like a Z. The AIR is pronounced like air. ZAIR-uh. Or for fellow nerds: [zerə θerəpju:tɪks]

Our board member Scott Gottlieb spoke to #CNBC on the launch of Xaira Therapeutics and the promise of AI in drug discovery and clinical development. View his clip here.