Shahid Nimjee, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor and a practicing neurosurgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) where he treats stroke patients. Dr. Nimjee also leads a basic research laboratory at OSUWMC that is focused on evaluating anti-vWF aptamers and their antidotes to treat thromboembolic stroke. At Basking, Dr. Nimjee serves as the Company’s Interim CMO responsible for leading preclinical research activities at his laboratory at OSUWMC and designing the clinical trial plan for DTRI-031 and DTRI-025. Shai received his undergrad degree from Yale and his MD and PhD degrees from Duke.