Position:
Director of Business Development, Office of Industry Relations and Technology Transfer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Work:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Researh Center, Seattle since May 2008
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Director of Business Development, Office of Industry Relations and Technology Transfer
Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc.
Apr 2006 - Apr 2008
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Scientific Director, Marketing & Business Development
Adnavance Technologies & Shoreline Community College
Jan 2006 - Apr 2006
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College Instructor, Consultant
MDS Pharma Services
Jan 2000 - Oct 2005
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Sr. Dir. Strategic Alliances, Sr. Dir. Pharmacology
Panlabs, Inc.
1990 - 2005
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Sr. Scientist
California Biotechnology (Scios/J&J)
1986 - 1990
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Sr. Scientist
Education:
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 1983 - 1986
Post-Doctoral, Molecular Oncology (Inder Verma, Sponsor)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1978 - 1983
Ph.D., Microbiology
University of California, Santa Cruz 1972 - 1976
BA, Biology
Skills:
Sales, Business Development, Technology Evaluation, Intellectual Property, Mergers, Due Diligence, Business Planning, Consultative Selling, Out-licensing, Lifesciences, Leadership, In-licensing, Biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Industry, Selling, Technology Transfer, Drug Development, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Cancer, Oncology, Biomarkers, CRO, GLP, Start-ups, Immunology
Honor & Awards:
•Customer Satisfaction Award, MDS Pharma Services
•CalBio Professional Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement
•Bacaner Research Award (for outstanding thesis) Minn. Med. Foundation, Univ. of Minn.
•NIH Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, The Salk Institute, San Diego
•USPHS Predoctoral Fellowship, Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Minn.
•Graduation with Honors in Biology and College Honors, University of California, Santa Cruz