HairyPapaSmurf
Lead researcher, HairDAO
Lead anonymous researcher at HairDAO and the inventor of the TWIST1 inhibitor antisense oligonucleotide. Has researched hair loss biology for 15 years.
Articles
2 articles
- AMP-303 (Amplifica): What the Phase 1 Hair Loss Data Actually Shows9 min readAmplifica raised $26 million with Eli Lilly participating, and AMP-303 is being called the hairy mole drug. Its own patent says the study compound is 0.3% hyaluronic acid. Here is what the Phase 1 data shows, what it leaves out, and why the molecular weight matters.
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Pelage's PP405: How It Works and What to Expect14 min readPP405 may be the most hyped hair loss drug since Propecia. A plain-language walk through how it actually works at the level of the hair follicle stem cell, and why the mechanism that excites everyone may not be the one that reverses pattern baldness.