Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen

Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen (born May 17, 1941) is a Danish medicinal chemist who studies the glutamatergic, GABAergic, and cholinergic neurotransmitter systems and drugs acting on these systems. He is known for discovering and developing the AMPA receptor agonist AMPA and the ''Amanita muscaria''- or muscimol-derived GABA_A receptor agonist THIP (gaboxadol), among many other scientific contributions. Some other notable drugs he has developed include the GABA_A receptor agonist isoguvacine and the GABA reuptake inhibitors nipecotic acid and guvacine (which led to the subsequent independent development of tiagabine). Krogsgaard-Larsen has published more than 400scientific papers and has edited 8books. He is considered to be a giant in the field of medicinal chemistry and to be the most impactful Danish medicinal chemist. An autobiography was published for Krogsgaard-Larsen in 2011. Provided by Wikipedia