Developing a Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease: A Vertical Climb (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781036406059)

John (Jay) W. Wright, PhD, is a retired professor who taught psychology, neuroscience and biotechnology at Washington State University, USA, for 39 years and has authored more than 200 peer reviewed journal articles, reviews and chapters. Jay is an internationally recognized expert on the role of neuropeptides in the control of memory, blood pressure, synaptogenesis and neurogenesis. He is the co-inventor, with Dr Joseph Harding, of more than a dozen nationally and internationally issued patents. He also co-founded Athira Pharma, Inc., located in Seattle, USA, which focuses on completing clinical trials with the first-in-class drug Fosgo, administered to Alzheimer's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease patents.