January 1, 2014, Coralville, IA. – Emmyon is pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Ebert has joined the company as a Research Scientist. A native of North Dakota, Dr. Ebert completed his Ph.D. training in the laboratory of Christopher Adams at the University of Iowa. As a graduate student, Dr. Ebert played a key role in early development of small molecules that are being further developed at Emmyon. Thus far, he has authored five peer-reviewed manuscripts concerning mechanisms and treatment of skeletal muscle atrophy, and he has been an inventor on one patent application.