Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> August 2, 2004

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: AN OVERVIEW – MATTHEW KAPLAN – PUNK ZIEGEL & CO

Matthew Kaplan focuses on drug delivery and gene therapy stocks for Punk Ziegel & Company. He was previously a Biotechnology Analyst at Evolution Capital and head of the life sciences team at The Carson Group. Prior to that, he was a Research Associate with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Hospital Department of Cardiology, where he co- authored seven articles on gene regulation in the heart as well as a book chapter titled 'Direct Cardiac Gene Transfer in vivo,' in Methods in Molecular Biology. He received a BS in Biology from the University of Michigan and studied Cellular and Molecular Biology at Columbia University. Profile
TWST: Where does your focus coverage on pulmonary hypertension fit

within the overall equity research programs at Punk Ziegel & Company?

Mr. Kaplan: Punk Ziegel is a boutique investment