Derek Lowe, an Arkansan by birth, got his BA from Hendrix College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Duke before spending time in Germany on a Humboldt Fellowship on his post-doc. He's worked for several major pharmaceutical companies since 1989 on drug discovery projects against schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases.
To contact Derek email him directly: derekb.lowe@gmail.com
Twitter: Dereklowe
I wanted to mention that the crowdfunded CNS research that I mentioned here is now in its final 48 hours for donations. Money seems to be picking up, but it'll be close to see if they can make their target. If you're interested, donations can be made here.
1. gippgig on November 25, 2012 11:36 PM writes...
Totally off topic, but the Washington Post newspaper ran a front page story on the effects of company sponsorship on clinical trials (www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html).
1. gippgig on November 25, 2012 11:36 PM writes...
Totally off topic, but the Washington Post newspaper ran a front page story on the effects of company sponsorship on clinical trials (www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html).
Permalink to Comment2. DCRogers on November 26, 2012 5:02 PM writes...
Looks like they made their goal.
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