Ruth Wexler is an American industrial chemist best known as a co-discoverer of apixaban, a marketed anticoagulant; and losartan, a blood pressure treatment.[1]
Ruth R. Wexler | |
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| Born | Pikesville, MD |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | cardiovascular drug development |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Amos Smith |