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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jul. 01, 2022	Sep. 27, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares reserved and autorized for future issuance		11,185,492	8,259,317
Number of options to purchase common stock		5,720,415	5,926,969
Number of option to purchase restricted stock		3,015,387	618,494
Weighted-average fair value of options granted		$ 3.06	$ 7.57
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$ 100	$ 600
Gross unrecognized stock-based compensation expense		$ 25,200
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense weighted average amortized period		2 years 3 months 14 days
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 11,947	$ 6,372
Fair value of common stock per share		$ 1.34
Restricted Stock Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares reserved and autorized for future issuance		3,015,387	618,494
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense weighted average amortized period		2 years 3 months 3 days
Common stock public offering price per share		$ 0.01
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 3,800	$ 100
Gross unrecognized stock-based compensation expense		$ 7,400
RSAs unvested and outstanding		151,286
Restricted Stock Units ('RSU')
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock units issued		3,174,656
2022 Equity Inducement Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares reserved and autorized for future issuance				1,400,000
Number of common shares reserved for future issuance		678,758
Number of options to purchase common stock		400,692
2022 Equity Inducement Plan \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of option to purchase restricted stock		320,550
2022 Equity Inducement Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period		10 years
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares reserved and autorized for future issuance					3,852,807
Number of additional shares authorized	1,639,643
Number of common shares reserved for future issuance		360,924
Number of options to purchase common stock		2,668,700
Number of shares of common stock outstanding percentage		5.00%
Maximum number of common shares issuable under exercise of options		7,705,614
2021 Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of option to purchase restricted stock		2,449,172
2021 Equity Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period		10 years
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares reserved for future issuance		657,484
Number of options to purchase common stock		2,651,023
2019 Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of option to purchase restricted stock		94,379
2019 Equity Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period		10 years
Number of common shares reserved and autorized for future issuance						4,042,408
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares reserved and autorized for future issuance		752,524			424,595
Number of additional shares authorized	327,929
Number of shares of common stock outstanding percentage		1.00%
Number of shares issued		0
Stock Options 2022 Plan, 2021 Plan and 2019 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period		10 years
Stock options vesting period		4 years