Tony Yaksh
Clinical Advisory Board
Biotechnology
Centrexion Therapeutics
United States of America
Biography
Tony Yaksh, M.D., Ph.D. is a professor in anesthesiology and pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, where he is also vice chairman for research in anesthesiology and co-director of the Pain and Symptom Management Core at the UCSD Regional Cancer Center. His lab has been noted for its achievements in being the first to publish data on the effects of spinal baclofen; conducting the preclinical evaluations of analgesic actions of conopeptides in support of the clinical development of Prialt®; and for providing the pivotal data lead-in to the IND for Depofoam morphine for epidural use. Tony is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists Award for Excellence in Research, the Bonica Award from the International Association for the Study of Pain, and most recently, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Neuromodulation Society. Tony obtained his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University before serving in the United States Army, working in the biomedical laboratory at Edgewood Arsenal.
Research Interest
His Research interests are: anesthesiology and pharmacology
