Dr. Bhanu Jena, another CF modulator on the horizon?

A new CF modulator could be on the horizon. Professor Dr. Bhanu Jena is exciting to tell us all about it. 

Dr. Jena was born in a small town in Odisha, India. He got his love for science and medicine from his father and grandfather. He majored in Chemistry, Zoology, and Botany at BJB College in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India,  He got his masters in zoology. He received the Peasant Ku. Memorial Prize and the Utkal University Gold Medal. He also got his doctorate in zoology (Molecular Endocrinology). His resume is lengthy and impressive. He was a fellow at Yale Univeristy of Medicine and worked as on the faculty there. He also worked in the Department of Physiology at Wayne State Univeristy. Dr. Jena was conferred the title of Distinguished Professor, and the George E. Palade University Professorship by the Board of Governors at Wayne State.

Dr. Jena is a cell biologist and chemist. He unraveled understanding of cell secretion with his pioneering discovery of the 'porosome', the secretory machinery in cells. 

This short bio doesn't even touch the surface of his contributions. To read more about him: https://static.s123-cdn-static- d.com/uploads/5744411/secure/normal_6539c9b2a5bef.pdf

HIs company website: https://www.porosome.com

A great porosome video, and a short one, explaining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y0Hset6gNw

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