Curis, Inc.

Good afternoon and welcome to the QRIS second quarter 2021 earnings call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please email a conference specialist by pressing the star key followed by zero. After the company's prepared remarks, call participants will have an opportunity to ask questions. To ask a question, you may press star and then one on your touchtone telephones. To withdraw your questions, you may press star and two. Please also note today's event is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference call over to the company's Chief Financial Officer, Bill Steinkraus.

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Thank you, and welcome to Kyrus's second quarter 2021 earnings call. Before we begin, I would encourage everyone to go to the investor section of our website at www.kyrus.com to find our second quarter 2021 earnings release in related financial tables. I would also like to remind everyone that during the call, management will be making forward-looking statements, which are based on our current expectations and beliefs. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. For additional details, please see our SEC filings. Joining me on today's call are Jim Dentzer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Bob Martel, our Head of R&D. We will be available for a question and answer period at the end of the call. I'd now like to turn the call over to Jim. Jim?