Suma Jacob

Professor
University of Minnesota

Suma Jacob is associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota.

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Spectrum

By Peter Hess

5 July 2022

5 min read

Forging a path for vasopressin drugs for autism: Q&A with Suma Jacob

After the vasopressin antagonist balovaptan flopped in a late-stage clinical trial, Suma Jacob and her colleagues took stock of all the factors that might have complicated the results.

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Forging a path for vasopressin drugs for autism: Q&A with Suma Jacob

By Peter Hess

5 July 2022 | 5 min read

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