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Steven Quay | |
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Born | Steven C. Quay |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Medical School |
Occupation(s) | Author scientist businessman |
Notable work | The Origin of the Virus Stay Safe: A Physician's Guide to Survive Coronavirus |
Website | drquay |
Steven C. Quay is an American author, scientist, and businessman. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Atossa Therapeutics. [1]
Quay received his education from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his doctorate in 1975. [2] Quay worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana at MIT. [3] He has previously worked as a faculty member of Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine. [4]
In 2009, Quay founded Atossa Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company based in Seattle. [1] The company is listed on Nasdaq since 2012. [5]
In September 2021, Quay published a book, The Origin of the Virus: The hidden truths behind the microbe that killed millions of people, along with Angus Dalgleish and Paolo Barnard. [6] He is also an author of a book named Stay Safe: A Physician's Guide to Survive Coronavirus.[ citation needed ]
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