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Elizabeth M. Clark, Ph.D., M.B.A., Davis, California
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Distribution
Dr. Clark is Medical Science Liaison Manager with Janssen
Pharmaceutica, Titusville, New Jersey. As part of the
CNS Medical Business Development program, she is responsible
for developing and managing opinion leader relationships,
data dissemination, advisory board planning, medical
education programs, clinical development projects and
extramural research projects at university medical centers
in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining Janssen Pharmaceutica,
Dr. Clark was a Biotech Specialist with the MarkeTech
Group, a division of the Technology Development Center
in West Sacramento, California. As a member of the MarkeTech
Group, Dr. Clark conducted and analyzed marketing research,
developed proposals and prepared reports for strategic
marketing and technology assessment projects for diagnostic
and biopharmaceutical client companies. Dr. Clark received
her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology in 1995 from
the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University
of California, Davis and her M.B.A. in Technology Management
and Finance from the UC Davis School of Business Management
in 1997.
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Wasyl Malyj, Ph.D., Davis, California
Emerging Technologies and Informatics
Dr. Malyj is Assistant Director of the Veterinary Genetics
Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, and
one of the founding faculty of the Medical Informatics
Graduate Group. Dr. Malyj also serves as Director of
the Center for High Performance Computing and Bioinformatics
in the Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology in
the Division of Biological Science at UC Davis. Dr.
Malyj has extensive experience and expertise in bioinformatics
and teaches courses in data acquisition, signal and
image processing, data mining, concept extraction and
data analysis. He led the design and implementation
of low-cost high-throughput DNA STR marker testing for
animal parentage at UC Davis. His current research interests
include the design and development of informatic support
systems and parallel-processor hardware approaches capable
of high-volume, low-cost, whole-genome scanning of research
and clinical samples. Dr. Malyj is a member of the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE),
the Society of Photo-Optical and Instrumentation Engineers
(SPIE), and the National Society of Professional Engineers
(NSPE). He also serves as an advisor to numerous biotechnology
and information technology companies.
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Michael Richman, M.S.B.A., Gaithersburg, Maryland
Business Development and Investment Strategy
Mr. Richman has over 21 years of experience working in research, intellectual property and business development capacities in companies such as Chiron Corporation and MedImmune, Inc., where he was Senior Vice President Corporate Development prior to his joining MacroGenics. While at MedImmune, Mr. Richman was responsible for all Business Development, Licensing, Intellectual Property, Legal Affairs, Project Management and Strategic Planning functions, and drove over $1.6 billion in transactions. His transactional and M&A experience, management skills and familiarity with the scientific and intellectual aspects of biotechnology product development are invaluable in building MacroGenics portfolio of product candidates and technology. Mr. Richman obtained his B.S. in Genetics/Molecular Biology at the University of California at Davis and his M.S.B.A. in International Business at San Francisco State University.
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Atsuhiko Shinmyo, Ph.D., Osaka, Japan
International Projects-Asia/Pacific
Dr. Shinmyo is recognized internationally as an expert
in the fields of chemical engineering and biotechnology.
He is a professor in the Laboratory of Plant Metabolic
Engineering at the Graduate School of Biological Sciences,
Nara Institute of Science and Technology Education (NAIST),
in Japan. He joined NAIST in 1994 after serving as a
professor of biotechnology in the Graduate School of
Engineering at Osaka University since 1970. Dr. Shinmyo
received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Department
of Fermentation Sciences at Osaka University in 1970
and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology from 1977 to 1978. He was appointed to
the Executive Council at NAIST in 2001 and will serve
as Dean of Bioscience in 2002. He serves on numerous
editorial boards and professional societies, including
the Kansai Bio-Industry Association, the Japan Society
for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry, the
Japanese Biochemical Society, the Japan Bio-Industry
Association and the Japanese Society for the Promotion
of Science. He is a fellow with the American Academy
of Microbiology and currently serves as Vice President
of the Japanese Society for Biotechnology. Dr. Shinmyo
advises several government agencies on emerging trends
in biotechnology and lectures widely on biotechnology
and its impact on global health and the environment.
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Warwick Bell, B.Sc., Ph.D., J.D., Cupertino,
California
Patent Counsel
Adam Warwick Bell holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry
from The University of Oxford, and J.D. from the University
of California, Hastings College of the Law, and is
a registered United States patent attorney specializing
in biotech patent law. Dr. Bell previously served
as Patent Counsel for Incyte Genomics and is presently
Patent Counsel for Durect Corporation in Cupertino,
California.
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Thomas Y. Chen, M.S., San Francisco, California
Information and Computer Technologies
Thomas Y. Chen is currently the Director of Systems
Management and Web Development for Davis Bioscience
Group. Mr. Chen's responsibilities include all activities
related to domestic and international information technology
services. He provides Davis Bioscience Group with an
array of technical expertise, ranging from marketing
and graphic design to software development. Mr. Chen
currently spearheads the development, analysis and management
of the Davis Bioscience Group BioIndex, a stock tracking
index of select, publicly-traded life sciences companies
used by Davis Bioscience Group as a performance indicator
for small cap companies. Mr. Chen worked for several high tech companies including Intel, Cisco Systems, and Oracle, where he was one of their youngest employees entering at age 16. Mr. Chen was also
an Associate Product and Marketing Manager with Macromedia (Adobe), and an electrical and computer engineer for Motorola. Mr. Chen served as
the Chairman of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) at the University of California,
Davis (UC Davis). Mr. Chen received a combined M.S. degree in both Electrical and Computer Engineering from UC Davis. As an MCI (Verizon) International Scholar, he graduated with UC Davis Honors (DHC) and leadership recognition after excelling in the University's Student Leadership Development Series.
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David F. Dickson, B.S., Sacramento, California
Marketing and Public Relations
Mr. Dickson is currently Senior Vice President for
Operations and Marketing for Synergex International
Corporation, a Gold River, California-based software
tools and services company with more than 2 million
end-users in all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
Mr. Dickson's responsibilities include all activities
related to domestic and international business development,
product strategies, marketing communications and operations,
and brand strategy. Since 2000, Mr. Dickson has overseen
the launch and operations of Synergex's newest business
unit, Integrated Solutions Group, providing Internet-related
professional services to healthcare, biotechnology and
other technology-based companies. Prior to joining Synergex,
Mr. Dickson spent 13 years with IBM, where he was Manager
of North America/Worldwide distributed storage products.
As manager of the worldwide marketing support team,
he helped to grow Open Systems Storage revenues from
$140 million to $850 million in two years. He also was
directly responsible for North American field support,
technical training, product requirements, sales force
liaison and key customer management. Mr. Dickson received
his B.S. in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University
in 1984.
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