Magid Abou-Gharbia, Ph.D., FRSC Joins LAXAI as Scientif...(n women's health/bone oncology and cardi...)

Date:8/27/2009

n, women's health/bone, oncology and cardiovascular disease. His research efforts resulted in 100 U.S. patents and over 350 worldwide patents and contributed to the discovery of several marketed drugs and many compounds currently under clinical evaluation including two SNRI anti-depressants, Effexor(R) and Pristiq(R), an anticancer rapamycin derivative, Torisel(R), a broad spectrum antibiotic, Tygacil(R), and a selective estrogen receptor modulator, bazedoxifene. Dr. Abou-Gharbia received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. After a two year NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship at Temple University, he joined Wyeth. Dr. Abou-Gharbia will provide expertise and insight into strategies and medicinal chemistry approaches utilized in the design of novel small molecules CNS therapeutics. His numerous awards include: Induction to ACS Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame (2008); ACS Heroes of Chemistry (2008); Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry (2008); Science and Technology Medal from the R&D Council of New Jersey (2008); selected among the Top 10 Scientists in New Jersey by New Jersey Business Magazine (2008); American Institute of Chemists (AIC) Chemistry Pioneer Award (2007); Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC 2006); Researcher of the Year (2006) from Health Care Institute of NJ (HINJ); Trailblazer Award (2006) from Science Spectrum; Induction into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (2004); The Procter Medal (2003); ACS Earle B. Barnes Award (2001); Philadelphia Organic Chemists Club (POCC) Award (2001); Egyptian Pharmaceutical Society Drug Discovery Award (2000);Named as one of the most Prolific Inventors of the Decade by US Patent & Trade Mark (1998); ACS-Philadelphia Section Award (1997); Wyeth-Ayerst Exceptional Achievement Award (1992); and others.

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