Primary Job Title Board of Directors Primary Organization Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Lester J. Kaplan, Ph.D. has served as a director of ACADIA since November 1997. Dr. Kaplan was Executive Vice President and President, Research and Development at Allergan, Inc. from November 2003 to April 2004. Dr. Kaplan joined Allergan in 1983 and, prior to being appointed to Executive Vice President, was Corporate Vice President, Research and
Development and Global BOTOX from June 1998 to November 2003. Dr. Kaplan was elected to Allergan's board of directors in 1994 and served in that capacity until April 2004. Dr. Kaplan is Executive Chairman of the Board of Aciex Therapeutics Inc., Chairman of the Board of Altheos, Inc., and a member of the Board of The National Neurovision Research Institute. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Bay City Capital. Dr. Kaplan received a M.S. and Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.
