Ruth R. Wexler

Ruth Wexler is an American industrial chemist best known as a co-discoverer of apixaban, a marketed anticoagulant; and losartan, a blood pressure treatment.

Ruth R. Wexler
Born
Pikesville, MD
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Known forcardiovascular drug development
Scientific career
Thesis (1982)
Doctoral advisorAmos Smith