CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing novel, adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies targeting the liver, a key organ for human metabolism, today announced that Jean Franchi, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned in order to pursue other opportunities, effective July 28, 2017.

"The Board and I wish to express our thanks to Jean for her contributions and service to Dimension's leadership team," said Annalisa Jenkins, MBBS, FRCP, Chief Executive Officer of Dimension. "She has played an important role in building Dimension into a leading gene therapy company and has helped establish an internal organization that is well-equipped to support the Company's strategy moving forward. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors."

Mary Thistle, who has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer, will serve as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer.

About Dimension Therapeutics, Inc.

Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMTX) is a leader in discovering and developing new therapeutic products for people living with devastating rare and metabolic diseases associated with the liver, based on the most advanced mammalian adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene delivery technology. Dimension is actively progressing its broad pipeline, which features programs addressing unmet needs for patients suffering from inherited metabolic diseases, including OTC deficiency and GSDIa, and a collaboration with Bayer in hemophilia A. Dimension has initiated a phase 1/2 clinical trial with DTX301 for the treatment of OTC deficiency. The company targets diseases with readily identifiable patient populations, highly predictive preclinical models, and well-described, and often clinically validated, biomarkers. Founded in 2013, Dimension maintains headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.