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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Stock-Based Compensation  
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

Stock-based compensation expense in the statements of operations, including the fair value of stock awards to consultants and advisors for services rendered, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:

Year Ended

December 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

General and administrative

$

2,414,867

$

5,778,117

Research and development

 

2,213,539

3,374,403

$

4,628,406

$

9,152,520

Schedule of stock option activity

Stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, was as follows:

    

    

    

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Weighted

Contractual

Aggregate

Number of

Average

Term

Intrinsic

Shares

Exercise Price

(Years)

    

Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

1,489,748

$

13.82

  

 

  

Granted

 

348,294

$

15.90

  

 

  

Exercised

 

(70,101)

$

1.97

  

 

  

Forfeited

 

(110,599)

$

25.93

  

 

  

Outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

1,657,342

$

13.95

Granted

367,329

$

8.57

Exercised

(59,897)

$

0.14

Forfeited

(10,000)

$

4.39

Outstanding at December 31, 2023

 

1,954,774

$

13.41

6.10

$

17,862,936

Exercisable at December 31, 2023

1,600,577

$

14.30

5.39

$

14,532,422

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to determine fair value of options

    

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

4.17

%  

2.24

%

Expected life

 

5.5

5.9

Expected volatility

 

120

%  

112

%

Expected dividend yield