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PREVIOUS CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
Chiron Corporation| 1981 – 2003 | Founder Chiron Corporation; Executive Chairman | 1981 – 1999 |
| Chiron Board 1999-2003; Chairman Emeritus | 1999 – Present |
| Other Board Memberships | |
| 2002 - 2005 | NuGen Inc. |
| 2001 - 2003 | Structural Genomics |
| 1999 – 2005 | Sangamo Biosciences |
| 1999 – 2005 | Cytokinetics |
| 1999 – 2005 | Genesoft/Oscient Pharmaceuticals |
| 1995 – 1999 | Ciba-Geigy/Novartis |
ACADEMIC AFFILICATE AND ACTIVITIES
| Harvard College | B.A | 1949 |
| University of Utah | M.S. | 1950 |
| University of Illinois | Ph.D. | 1952 |
| University of Illinois | Professor Biochemistry | 1955 - 1965 |
| University of Illinois | Doctor of Science (Hon.) | 1963 |
| University of Washington | Professor Biochemistry/Genetics | 1965 - 1969 |
University of California, San Francisco |
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| Hertzstein Professor – Chair Biochemistry / Biophysics | 1969 - 1982 | |
| Director, Hormone Research Institute | 1983 - 1989 | |
| Faculty Research Award | 1982 | |
| UCSF Medal | 1996 | |
| Eotvos University, Budapest | ||
| Professorship of Science (Hon.) | 1996 - Present | |
| Doctor of Science (Hon.) | 1996 - Present | |
PUBLICATIONS & PATENTS
381 Scientific papers
26 patents, patent applications
OTHER ACTIVITIES
| Harvard University Board of Overseers | 1992 - 1999 | |
| Carnegie Institution of Washington | 1995 - 2003 | |
| Board of Trustees | 1995 - Present | |
| Senior Trustee | 2003 - Present | |
| California Governors’ Council on Science Technology | 1999 - Present | |
| University of California, San Francisco Activities | ||
| Bay Area Life Science Alliance, Chairman | 1997 - 2002 | |
| U.C. Mission Bay Campus LLC |
2002 - Present | |
HONORARY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
| National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) | Member | 1984 - Present |
| U.S. National Academy of Sciences Council | Executive Committee | 1998 - 2002 |
| National Research Council Governing Board | 1998 - Present | |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Member | 1987 - Present |
| American Academy of Microbiology | Fellow | 1993 - Present |
SELECTED AWARDS
| 1995 | Heinz Award for Technology and the Economy |
| 1998 | Biotechnology Hall of Fame (Biotechnology CEO’s) |
| 1999 | Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology & Medicine |
| 9000 | The Bower Award for Business Leadership from the Franklin Institute |
| 2003 | The Biotechnology Industry Organization 2003 Biotechnology Heritage Award |
| 2004 | Bay Area Business Hall of Fame |
| 2006 | Bay Bio Pantheon Award |
| 2007 | Alan Cranston Living Legend Award |