---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-106433"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IRON"
cik: "0001816736"
company_name: "Disc Medicine, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T23:50:25.101920+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Jay T. Backstrom resigns from Disc Medicine board to focus on Scholar Rock CEO role

## Summary
- Jay T. Backstrom, M.D., M.P.H., resigns from Board effective June 9, 2023.
- Resignation is to focus on his role as Chief Executive Officer of Scholar Rock Holdings.
- No disagreement with Disc Medicine's operations, policies, or practices.
- Board seat will be vacated; no replacement announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-106433
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IRON
- cik: 0001816736
- company_name: Disc Medicine, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816736/000119312523106433/0001193125-23-106433-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816736/000119312523106433/d488839d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-106433
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-106433.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-106433.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jay T. Backstrom, M.D., M.P.H. resigned as member of the Board of Directors at Disc Medicine, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On April 18, 2023, Jay T. Backstrom, M.D., M.P.H., a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board) of Disc Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his resignation from the Board effective as of the close of business on June 9, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816736/000119312523106433/0001193125-23-106433-index.htm

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