Dr. Thomas Spector                      Â
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Spector was appointed Chief Scientific Officer at Adherex in July 2009. He is President of Spector Consulting Services. Dr. Spector is the principal inventor of the eniluracil / 5-fluorouracil treatment. In 2004, he discovered why the dosing regimen in Glaxo’s Phase III clinical trial was not optimal. Dr. Spector has authored and co-authored over 100 scientific articles, including 25 manuscripts on eniluracil / 5-fluorouracil. He has over 35 years experience in drug discovery and development and was the Assoc. Division Director of Experimental Therapy at Burroughs Wellcome and The International Vice President of Cancer Research at GlaxoWellcome (now GSK). Dr. Spector received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Yale University.