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Ru Chih Huang, PhD, is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor at Erimos Pharmaceuticals. She is the lead inventor of Erimos’ technology. Dr. Huang is currently a professor in the Department of Biology at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Huang’s scientific publications, addressing the function of chromosomal proteins, messenger RNA, and RNA polymerases, represent the major aspect of her earlier contributions to the field of molecular biology. Her more recent research focuses on the understanding of viral gene transcription, replications, and oncogenic development in humans. The discoveries of mutation-insensitive antiviral and anticancer compounds, the derivatives of plant lignan NDGA, have led to a series of recent patents and publications. Dr. Huang obtained a BS degree at National Taiwan University, a PhD at Ohio State University, and conducted postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology. She has served as a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors to a variety of private and governmental agencies including the Wistar Institute, the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, the University of Singapore, Cetus Corporation, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Huang was one of the founding directors of the Institute of Molecular Biology in Taiwan. She is a member of Academia Sinica and continues to be a scientific board member of several institutes at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. | 