Fran Sverdrup

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Fran Sverdrup, Ph.D., is an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University and a drug-discovery researcher focused on facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, infectious diseases, and epigenetic therapeutics. He directs the Institute for Drug and Biotherapeutic Innovation Discovery Services Core and has worked across academic and pharmaceutical settings on translational biomedical research. SLU reports that his work has generated patents, industry collaboration with Ultragenyx, and more than $6 million in research funding.

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