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Gary Probst, Ph.D.

Director of Chemistry

Dr. Probst is the director of chemistry a Nitrome Biosciences, bringing 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience.  Previously he worked at Cor Therapeutics, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Igenica Biotherapeutics, and as a consultant.  Dr. Probst was a team member that discovered Betrixaban and designed and synthesized ELND006 and ELND007, experimental treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.  He is an author on 27 peer-reviewed journal articles, an inventor on 10 issued US patents and more than a dozen additional patent applications, and a contributor to 11 presentations or posters from scientific meetings.  Dr. Probst holds a BS and Ph.D. in chemistry from UCLA and Stanford University, respectively.