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Robert Tarran

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Co-founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer at Eldec Pharmaceuticals

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

FoundedEldec Pharmaceuticals

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About

He leads the Division of Genetic, Environmental and Inhalational Disease in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, a role he took up in 2023 after nearly two decades at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a professor in the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology. He was also the scientific founder of Spyryx, a respiratory therapeutics company.

Co-founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer at Eldec Pharmaceuticals

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Co-founders at Eldec Pharmaceuticals

SASaira Ahmad
Saira AhmadCo-founder; Director of Science
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Flori SassanoCo-founder; Director, Research Operations

Experience

  1. University of Kansas Medical CenterChief, Division of Genetic, Environmental and Inhalation Disease, Department of Internal Medicinecurrent2023 — presentKansas City, Kansas, United States
  2. Eldec PharmaceuticalsPresident and CSOcurrent2018 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillProfessor, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology2015 — 2023Chapel Hill
  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAssociate Professor2004 — 2018Marsico Hall, Chapel Hill
  5. SpyryxScientific Founder2013 — 2019Durham, NC.

Skills & more

Airways Biology and Pharmacology. Electrophysiology and fluorescent imaging.5Life Sciences9Cell Biology7Biochemistry3Cell Culture4

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Robert Tarran?
He leads the Division of Genetic, Environmental and Inhalational Disease in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, a role he took up in 2023 after nearly two decades at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a professor in the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology. He was also the scientific founder of Spyryx, a respiratory therapeutics company.
Where does Robert Tarran work?
Robert Tarran is Co-founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Eldec Pharmaceuticals.
What companies did Robert Tarran found?
Robert Tarran founded Eldec Pharmaceuticals.
Where did Robert Tarran go to school?
Robert Tarran studied at Newcastle University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cell Physiology).

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