Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Cost and expenses:
Depreciation	1,713	808	3,831	2,213
Research and development	489,689	55,517	654,279	228,860
General and administrative	1,705,876	658,797	8,261,887	2,416,557
Total costs and expenses	2,197,278	715,122	8,919,997	2,647,630
Operating loss	(2,197,278)	(715,122)	(8,919,997)	(2,647,630)
Interest income	11,192	24	16,682	55
Interest expense	0	0	(37,982)	0
Net loss	$ (2,186,086)	$ (715,098)	$ (8,941,297)	$ (2,647,575)
Net loss per share—basic and diluted	$ (0.15)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.67)	$ (0.23)
Weighted average number of common shares— basic and diluted	14,675,631	11,634,307	13,323,557	11,504,974