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Claes Wahlestedt
Swedish biomedical researcher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Claes Wahlestedt is a Swedish-American biomedical researcher and entrepreneur. He is a professor at the University of Miami.[1]
Research
He is the inventor of the so-called AntagoNAT oligonucleotide technology, which allows for upregulation of genes in genetic and other disorders.[2][3] A number of small molecule drugs have also been discovered by or under Wahlestedt's direction.[4][5]
Career
He was a founding faculty member and director of neuroscience research at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (2005-2011).[6] In recent years he has co-founded several biotechnology companies, including CuRNA Inc., which was acquired by OPKO Health in 2011,[7] Epigenetix Inc. and Jupiter Orphan Therapeutics.[8]
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