Endowed Chair awarded
We are delighted to share that Professor Amynah Pradhan has been awarded a prestigious Endowed Chair at Washington University, where she now serves as the Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology.
Amynah is internationally recognised for her contributions to pharmacology. Among her many achievements, she identified the delta opioid receptor as a novel therapeutic target for various pain conditions — discoveries that have catalysed clinical development programmes now advancing through trials.
PharmNovo has been privileged to collaborate with Amynah over the past several years on the development of PN6047 as a potential treatment for neuropathic pain, headache, and opioid withdrawal syndrome, supported by a grant from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The results of this work are currently being prepared for publication.
We would also like to acknowledge Professor Emily Jutkiewicz, another key partner in this research, who was awarded an endowed Chair at the University of Michigan shortly before her tragic passing in 2024. Emily’s scientific insight and commitment were deeply valued, and she is greatly missed.
Everyone at PharmNovo feels fortunate to have worked closely with these two exceptional colleagues, and we again offer our sincere congratulations to Amynah.
Endowed Chair awarded
We are delighted to share that Professor Amynah Pradhan has been awarded a prestigious Endowed Chair at Washington University, where she now serves as the Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology.
Amynah is internationally recognised for her contributions to pharmacology. Among her many achievements, she identified the delta opioid receptor as a novel therapeutic target for various pain conditions — discoveries that have catalysed clinical development programmes now advancing through trials.
PharmNovo has been privileged to collaborate with Amynah over the past several years on the development of PN6047 as a potential treatment for neuropathic pain, headache, and opioid withdrawal syndrome, supported by a grant from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The results of this work are currently being prepared for publication.
We would also like to acknowledge Professor Emily Jutkiewicz, another key partner in this research, who was awarded an endowed Chair at the University of Michigan shortly before her tragic passing in 2024. Emily’s scientific insight and commitment were deeply valued, and she is greatly missed.
Everyone at PharmNovo feels fortunate to have worked closely with these two exceptional colleagues, and we again offer our sincere congratulations to Amynah.
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