Sukanta Kamila
Dallas Business Journal: Firm is out to prevent neuron loss
Investigators at SMU and University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a family of small molecules that shows promise in protecting brain cells against nerve-degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s. SMU’s work is led by Chemistry Department Professor Edward R. Biehl.
Health care journalist Bill Hethcock covered the research for The Dallas Business Journal. His Feb. 25 article “Firm is out to prevent neuron loss” details how Dallas-based startup EncephRx Inc. was granted worldwide license to develop the jointly owned compounds.
Photo: SMU chemists Edward R. Biehl, center, Sukanta Kamila (right) and Haribabu Ankati (left). (Photo: Hillsman Jackson, SMU)
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