Gary W. Ashley

Dr. Ashley received his S.B. in Chemistry from MIT in 1979, and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1984. He was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, head of Chemistry at Parnassus Pharmaceuticals, Executive Director of Chemistry and then Vice President, Exploratory Research at Kosan Biosciences, Inc. Dr. Ashley is also a licensed patent agent with over eighteen years professional experience. He is co-author of over 70 scientific publications, and co-inventor on over 50 issued US patents.