Dr. Daohong Zhou is a professor at the University of Texas Health San Antonio and holds the Joe R. and Terry Lozano Long Distinguished Chair of Developmental Therapeutics. He co-directs the Center of Innovative Drug Discovery and serves as Associate Director for Drug Development at the Mays Cancer Center. With over 200 publications, Dr. Zhou is a pioneer in senolytic and cancer therapeutics research. He discovered ABT263, a dual Bcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitor, and developed several PROTACs targeting BCL-xL and other proteins. His work led to the FDA approval of DT2216 in phase I trials and the founding of Unity Biotechnology and Dialectic Therapeutics.