CHARLESTON, S.C. (PRWEB) AUGUST 07, 2019
Bill W. Massey, Ph.D. will be joining Vikor Scientific™ as Chief Scientific Officer to provide scientific leadership for Vikor’s molecular diagnostic and therapeutic management services, lead Vikor’s clinical research efforts related to their strategic alliances in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and continue to develop their model of personalized healthcare.
“I am very excited to be joining Vikor Scientific at this crucial point in their growth and evolution. They have an incredible vision to step beyond the traditional model for clinical laboratory services and to become the premier provider of therapeutic management services. This transition to becoming a partner with providers and healthcare organizations in the delivery of optimal, personalized care is paradigm changing and will set the standard for coordinated diagnostics and collaborative care,” said Dr. Massey.
Dr. Massey is a world-renowned neuropharmacologist, pharmacogeneticist, life sciences professional, inventor and entrepreneur. Dr. Massey received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and subsequently an investigator at the Pritzker School of Medicine’s Drug Abuse Research Center at The University of Chicago. Dr. Massey holds long-standing adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Interdisciplinary Toxicology) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry).
Dr. Massey has held leadership positions at Merck, Astra Merck, Quintiles, Scirex, Astra Zeneca, Scientific Commercialization, Litmus Molecular Design, SureGene, and GeneAlign. He has played a leadership role in placing 28 new drugs into human testing and 8 new drugs onto the market. Dr. Massey formerly held the Jack Martin, MD Research Professorship in Psychopharmacology at Vanderbilt University, where he conducted research into the genetics, biological basis and pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia and serious mental illness in collaboration with Dr. Herbert Y. Meltzer. Dr. Massey is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Dept. of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Northwestern University where he continues his research collaboration with Dr. Meltzer.
Dr. Massey has been a leader in the field of pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine for over two decades. Dr. Massey invented an easy-to-use combinatorial pharmacogenetic algorithm that makes clinical use of PGx practical for any physician and is currently patenting a direct-to-consumer product for weight loss.