Prof. Glenn Prestwich University of Utah, USA

Glenn D. Prestwich is Presidential Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and has adjunct appointments in the Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Bioengineering at the University of Utah. He directs the Center for Therapeutic Biomaterials, a Utah Center of Excellence, and serves as Special Presidential Assistant for Faculty Entrepreneurism. Current research interests... read moreinclude the chemical biology of phosphoinositide and lysophosphatidic acid signaling, and the development of biomaterials for reparative medicine and drug discovery. An entrepreneur and commercially-rated pilot, he is co-founder and senior scientific advisor for Echelon Biosciences, Inc., Carbylan BioSurgery, Inc. Sentrx Animal Care, Inc. and Glycosan BioSystems, Inc.