February 10, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEA) has appointed Felix J. Baker to its board of directors. Baker is a managing partner of Baker Bros. Advisors, LLC, a manager and advisor to the funds of Baker Brothers Investments, Ardea’s largest shareholder.

Baker Brothers Investments, founded by Felix and Julian Baker in 2000, is a group of long-term investment funds for major endowments and foundations, which are focused on publicly traded life sciences companies. Felix Baker began his career as a fund manager by co- founding a biotechnology investment partnership in 1994.

California-based Ardea Biosciences is focused on the development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of gout, cancer and human immunodeficiency virus.

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