Scientific Advisory Board

Professional Experience

2002-2204 Corporate Vice President, Hepatitis/Retrovirus Research and Development and Assay Technical Support, Abbott Laboratories

1993-2002 Corporate Vice President, Diagnostic Products Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories

1992-1993 Divisional Vice President, Diagnostic Products Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories
Responsible for basic research programs leading to new products, including new technology evaluation and acquisition

1990-1992 Divisional Vice President and General Manager, Diagnostic Assays, Abbott Laboratories

1987-1990 General Manager, Hepatitis/Retrovirus Business Sector, Abbott Laboratories
Responsible for research and development, marketing, and quality for Abbott Diagnostics’ largest Business Sector, including HIV test products for blood transfusion screening

1986-1987 General Manager, Physiological Diagnostics Business Sector, Abbott Laboratories
Responsible for research and development, marketing and quality for the Business Sector

1983-1986 Research and Development Manager, Physiological Diagnostics Business Sector, Abbott Laboratories
Responsible for new product development in area of thyroid, pregnancy, and steroid hormone laboratory tests

1980-1983 Manager, Cancer Diagnostics Technical Support, Abbott Laboratories
Managed a team of scientists in operational support of Abbott’s radio-immunoassay and enzyme-linked immunoassay cancer products

1979-1980 Research and Development Manufacturing, Abbott Laboratories
Managed team that manufactured the laboratory test for a cancer marker (CEA)

1976-1979 Research Associate and Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Chicago




Education

1971 Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, DePaul University

1976 Doctorate in Biochemistry, University of Chicago

1976 Post-doctoral Fellow, National Research Service Award, University of Chicago

2004 Candidate, Master of Liberal Arts Program, University of Chicago




Other

Board member, Rubicon Genomics Incorporated

Member of College of Liberal Arts Advisory Board, DePaul University

Former board member of the National Blood Foundation

Recipient of FDA Commissioner’s Citation for work on SARS