Reid This

Reid This

The last name of virologist, GI oncologist, and EpicentRx CEO, Dr. Tony Reid, MD, PhD is very on point. That’s because he’s an open book, and easy to Reid. By word and by deed, what Tony Reid wants almost as much as he wants anything is to eradicate cancer. He’s...
Nibrozetone (RRx-001) Is “Chemo-sabe”

Nibrozetone (RRx-001) Is “Chemo-sabe”

In the Lone Ranger, the Native American, Tonto, calls the fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West, “Kemo-sabe.” To quote from Wikipedia, Kemosabe is “derived from gimoozaabi, an Ojibwe and Potawatomi word that may mean ‘he/she...
In Dr. Conley We Trust

In Dr. Conley We Trust

The saying, “you are only as good as the company you keep” also applies to therapeutics like AdAPT-001, an oncolytic adenovirus armed with a TGF-β trap. The company in this case is Dr. Anthony P. Conley, a dedicated and compassionate clinical investigator for whom we...
EpicentRx Word of the Week: Mother Liquor

EpicentRx Word of the Week: Mother Liquor

“Word to your Mother”. Vanilla Ice—Ice, Ice Baby Mother Liquor noun Variants mother water, mother liquid, spent liquor Synonym supernatant muthr likr Definition: the portion of a solution that remains after filtration or crystallization Example sentences: “Active...
Lewy Body Dementia

Lewy Body Dementia

What is Lewy Body Dementia? First, some definitions: Dementia: progressive deterioration of mental capacity that compromises independent living. Lewy body: abnormal aggregation or clumping of the protein alpha-synuclein, discovered by Frederick H. Lewy, M.D., in the...