Yazhong Pei
Profile
Yazhong Pei is Chemistry Director of CalciMedica, Inc. Prior to joining CalciMedica in October, 2007, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow of Warner-Lambert Co. Previously, Dr. Pei worked at Chiron Corp., Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Trega Biosciences, Inc., MitoKor, Inc. and Kémia, Inc. He has 17 years of experience in drug discovery research.
Dr. Pei received a BS degree in Chemistry from Jilin University and a PhD in Chemistry from State University of New York.
Former positions of Yazhong Pei
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
MitoKor, Inc.
 MitoKor, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology MitoKor, Inc. provided discovery and diagnostic development of mitochondrial medicine. It was a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of drugs for the treatment of major diseases and conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Kémia, Inc.
 Kémia, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Kémia, Inc. discovered and developed novel small molecule therapeutics for inflammation, cancer, HIV, diabetes and bone diseases. The firm specialized in the fields of medicinal and analytical chemistry, biology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and clinical development. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Trega Biosciences, Inc.
 Trega Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Trega Biosciences, Inc. was a drug discovery company, utilizing combinatorial chemistry and other technologies to pursue the discovery of novel, small-molecule drug therapies. The company leveraged its technology platform by entering into pharmaceutical alliances, enabling partners to access its technologies in exchange for licensing fees and potential milestone payments and royalties or by establishing joint-discovery alliances with biotechnology companies. The company used its drug discovery technologies in its internal development programs. It was headquartered in San Diego, CA. The compnay was acquired by LION bioscience AG | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Chiron Corp.
 Chiron Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Yazhong Pei
| Jilin University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The State University of New York | Doctorate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 6 |
|---|---|
CalciMedica, Inc. (US)
 CalciMedica, Inc. (US) BiotechnologyHealth Technology CalciMedica, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in drug development. It discovers and develops novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and organ transplant rejection. The company was founded by Gonul Velicelebi, Kenneth Stauderman, Anjana Rao, Patrick Hogan, Stefan Feske, Michael Harpold, Tom Reed, and Jack Roos in December 2006 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. | Health Technology |
Warner-Lambert Co.
 Warner-Lambert Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Warner-Lambert Co. used to manufacture and market pharmaceuticals, consumer health care products & confectionery. Its pharmaceutical products were ethical pharmaceuticals, biological products and hard-gelatin capsules. Its consumer health products were a wide range of products like oral care mouthwash/dental rinses, toothpaste, effervescent denture cleaning tablets, upper respiratory cold & sinus preparations, antihistamines, allergy products and cough syrups/suppressants. The company was headquartered in Morris Plains, NJ. | Health Technology |
Chiron Corp.
Chiron Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Health Technology |
Trega Biosciences, Inc.
Trega Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Trega Biosciences, Inc. was a drug discovery company, utilizing combinatorial chemistry and other technologies to pursue the discovery of novel, small-molecule drug therapies. The company leveraged its technology platform by entering into pharmaceutical alliances, enabling partners to access its technologies in exchange for licensing fees and potential milestone payments and royalties or by establishing joint-discovery alliances with biotechnology companies. The company used its drug discovery technologies in its internal development programs. It was headquartered in San Diego, CA. The compnay was acquired by LION bioscience AG | Health Technology |
MitoKor, Inc.
MitoKor, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology MitoKor, Inc. provided discovery and diagnostic development of mitochondrial medicine. It was a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of drugs for the treatment of major diseases and conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA | Health Technology |
Kémia, Inc.
Kémia, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Kémia, Inc. discovered and developed novel small molecule therapeutics for inflammation, cancer, HIV, diabetes and bone diseases. The firm specialized in the fields of medicinal and analytical chemistry, biology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and clinical development. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
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