Dr. Johnson is a founder of Salix and serves as Chief Scientific Liaison. Previously he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer from November 1999 through September 2002. Prior to that date, he served as Vice President of Research from inception and was a member of the Company's Board of Directors from inception to June 2000. Prior to founding Salix, Dr. Johnson served as Director of Scientific Operations and Chief Scientist at California Biotechnology Inc. (now Scios, Inc.) where he headed research on anti-inflammatory therapeutics. Prior to joining California Biotechnology, Dr. Johnson was Assistant Professor of Pathology at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Johnson is the co-author of 72 journal articles and book chapters and is the co-inventor on 16 issued patents. Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. |