THIOGENESIS THERAPEUTICS, CORP. Thiogenesis Therapeutics Corp. announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board. The SAB members are acclaimed leaders in their fields and will provide strategic guidance utilizing their vast experience to support the successful clinical and commercial development of Thiogenesis' proprietary, novel thiol-active compounds.
Dr. Gregory Enns is a professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Medical Genetics at Stanford University and has been Director of the Biochemical Genetics Program there since 1998. He was trained in Clinical Genetics and Clinical Biochemical Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco, graduating from the program in 1998. As a clinician, he cares for patients who have a broad range of genetic and metabolic conditions, including a focus on diagnosing and managing those who have mitochondrial disorders and lysosomal storage disorders.
Dr. Enns is actively involved in clinical research and trials for emerging technologies. Dr. David Housman is a professor of biology at MIT and is known for his contribution to the discovery of the HTT gene that causes Huntington's disease. He received both his BA and PhD from Brandeis University in 1966 and 1971, respectively.
Dr. Housman received the MIT Science Council Teaching Prize in 1992 and has been honored with the National Biotechnology Award from the National Conference on Biotechnology Ventures. He has also been Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1988 and the American Academy of Microbiology since 1994. Dr. Housman is a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Miriam Vos is a professor in the department of Pediatrics and Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Emory University School of Medicine and Director, Pediatric Fatty Liver Program at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She specializes in the treatment of liver disease in children and is a nationally recognized expert in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity. Dr. Vos is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Transplant Hepatology, and she has been involved in a number of pediatric clinical trials in her scientific field of expertise.
