Lester Kaplan, PhD, is a member of Bay City Capital’s Scientific Advisory Board. He was previously Executive Vice President and President, Research and Development of Allergan, Inc. Dr. Kaplan joined Allergan in 1983 and, prior to being appointed to Executive Vice President, was Corporate Vice President, and President, Research and Development and Global BOTOX from June 1998 to November 2003. He was elected to Allergan’s board of directors in 1994 and served in that capacity until April 2004. Dr. Kaplan is board chairman of Aciex, Inc. and a director of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Keck Graduate Institute and the National Neurovision Research Institute. Dr. Kaplan received an MS and PhD in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.