Organization and Description of the Business - Additional Information (Details)			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 11, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 04, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2020 shares	Mar. 15, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Segment $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) Tranche	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment					1
Accumulated deficit					$ 180,654,000		$ 126,024,000
Issuance of common stock | shares					9,352,359
Weighted average purchase price, per share | $ / shares					$ 11.13
Pre funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock | shares	909,091	2,884,615			3,793,706
Pre funded warrants exercise price | $ / shares	$ 0.001	$ 0.001			$ 0.001
Net proceeds under at-the-market offering programs					$ 100,970,000
Common stock, shares authorized | shares					125,000,000		125,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized | shares					10,000,000		10,000,000
Underwritten Public Offering
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock | shares	7,590,909	18,965,385	427,707
Pre funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock | shares	909,091	2,884,615
Pre funded warrants exercise price | $ / shares	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares issued, price per share | $ / shares	5.50	2.60
Warrant issue price per share | $ / shares	$ 5.499	$ 2.599
Net proceeds from the public offering	$ 45,800,000	$ 53,400,000
Commission paid					$ 3,100,000
Underwritten Public Offering | Existing Stockholder, Equal Talent Investments Limited, and one of the Directors
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Net proceeds from the public offering	$ 8,500,000
Underwritten Public Offering | Existing Stockholder, Morningside Ventures and certain officers and directors
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Net proceeds from the public offering		$ 10,400,000
ATM Offering Program
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Net proceeds from the public offering					$ 101,000,000.0
Subsequent Event | ATM Offering Program
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from ATM program				$ 6,400,000
Issuance of common stock | shares				424,043
Weighted average purchase price, per share | $ / shares				$ 15.04
Loan and Security Agreement | Oxford Finance LLC
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 50,000,000.0
Number of tranches | Tranche						5
Loan and Security Agreement | Oxford Finance LLC | Tranche One
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity						$ 10,000,000.0
Minimum
Organization And Description Of Business [Line Items]
Sufficient cash and cash equivalents available period term					12 months