Scientific Advisors

Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D. has nearly 40 years of experience in drug research and development. Most recently, he held the position of Vice President, Drug Discovery at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Earlier in his career, he held the positions of Vice President of Chemistry at Merck Sharp and Dohme's West Point facility, and Senior Vice President of Chemical and Physical Sciences at DuPont Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Anderson has directed numerous highly successful drug discovery and development efforts. He has served the American Chemical Society, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Research Council in a variety of senior positions, including President of the American Chemical Society in 1997. He is also the recipient of numerous awards including the E.B. Hershberg Award, the American Chemical Society Award in Industrial Chemistry, and the 2002 Perkin Medal. Dr. Anderson has received honorary doctorates from the University of Vermont and the University of New Hampshire.

Henry Bourne, M.D. has made significant contributions to the understanding of the signaling pathways used by G-protein coupled receptors. Dr. Bourne's research has focused on transmembrane signaling mediated by G-proteins. He is Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and a Senior Staff Member of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California at San Francisco. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and he is on the Board of Reviewing Editors of Science magazine.

Arvid Carlsson, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at the University of Göteborg, Sweden, and is a member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and a foreign affiliate of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize for medicine for studies on how brain cells transmit signals to each other, laying the groundwork for developing improved treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Carlsson is the recipient of numerous other awards, including The Japan Prize in Psychology and Psychiatry, The Research Prize of the Lundbeck Foundation (Denmark) and the Lieber Prize for research in schizophrenia (United States).

Marc G. Caron, Ph.D. is Professor of Cell Biology and Medicine at Duke University Medical Center and Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His research is focused on the molecular study of receptors for neurotransmitters and hormones. Dr. Caron has held numerous posts at Duke University Medical Center and has been Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at Laval University. He is the recipient of numerous awards such as the DuPont Prize for Receptor Research and the Javits Neuroscience Award. Dr. Caron has served on editorial boards of a number of journals including Journal of Biological Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology. He is currently Associate Editor in Chief of Endocrine Reviews.



Management Team Board of Directors Scientific Advisors Clinical Advisors		Home » About Us » Scientific Advisors Scientific Advisors Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D. has nearly 40 years of experience in drug research and development. Most recently, he held the position of Vice President, Drug Discovery at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Earlier in his career, he held the positions of Vice President of Chemistry at Merck Sharp and Dohme's West Point facility, and Senior Vice President of Chemical and Physical Sciences at DuPont Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Anderson has directed numerous highly successful drug discovery and development efforts. He has served the American Chemical Society, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Research Council in a variety of senior positions, including President of the American Chemical Society in 1997. He is also the recipient of numerous awards including the E.B. Hershberg Award, the American Chemical Society Award in Industrial Chemistry, and the 2002 Perkin Medal. Dr. Anderson has received honorary doctorates from the University of Vermont and the University of New Hampshire. Henry Bourne, M.D. has made significant contributions to the understanding of the signaling pathways used by G-protein coupled receptors. Dr. Bourne's research has focused on transmembrane signaling mediated by G-proteins. He is Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and a Senior Staff Member of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California at San Francisco. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and he is on the Board of Reviewing Editors of Science magazine. Arvid Carlsson, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at the University of Göteborg, Sweden, and is a member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and a foreign affiliate of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize for medicine for studies on how brain cells transmit signals to each other, laying the groundwork for developing improved treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Carlsson is the recipient of numerous other awards, including The Japan Prize in Psychology and Psychiatry, The Research Prize of the Lundbeck Foundation (Denmark) and the Lieber Prize for research in schizophrenia (United States). Marc G. Caron, Ph.D. is Professor of Cell Biology and Medicine at Duke University Medical Center and Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His research is focused on the molecular study of receptors for neurotransmitters and hormones. Dr. Caron has held numerous posts at Duke University Medical Center and has been Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at Laval University. He is the recipient of numerous awards such as the DuPont Prize for Receptor Research and the Javits Neuroscience Award. Dr. Caron has served on editorial boards of a number of journals including Journal of Biological Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology. He is currently Associate Editor in Chief of Endocrine Reviews. back to top