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John L. Gainer
American chemical engineer
John L. Gainer (born July 19, 1938) is an American chemical engineer and co-founder and former chief scientific officer of Diffusion Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology and pharmaceutical company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.[1] Professor Gainer retired from his position as Chief Science Officer of Diffusion Pharmaceuticals in March, 2020.[2] Gainer pioneered investigation into the mechanism of action underlying oxygen diffusion-enhancing compounds (ODECs) and invented the subclass of ODECs known as bipolar trans carotenoid salts.[3] The lead compound of this class is trans sodium crocetinate (TSC)[4] which Gainer invented while a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Virginia.