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Drug development is no longer just for Big Pharma. Researchers at Bio-X explain

  • Written by Teresa Purzner, MD/PhD, Stanford University
Pharmaceutical companies have traditionally been the ones to develop drugs. But for rare diseases university researchers may play a role.LeoWolfert/Shutterstock.com

I am a graduate student and resident in the field of neurosurgery and would like to share an unusual and very personal story of developing a drug. Developmental biologist Dr. Matthew...

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