Alan Walton
Description Alan G. Walton has served as a director since September 1998. Since 1987, Dr. Walton has been a general partner of Oxford Bioscience Partners, a venture capital firm investing in life sciences enterprises. Prior to joining Oxford Bioscience Partners, Dr. Walton was President and Chief Executive Officer of University Genetics Co., a public biotechnology company. Dr. Walton serves on the Board of Directors of Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He previously has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors or as a director for numerous private and public biotechnology companies, including Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and Gene Logic Inc. He was a professor at Case Western Reserve University and Harvard Medical School from 1961 to 1981 and a member of President Carter's Science Advisory Committee from 1976 to 1977. Dr. Walton holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry and a D.Sc. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Nottingham. He has published over 130 books and scientific papers. In 2005, he received an honorary LLD degree from the University of Nottingham in recognition of his lifetime achievement in life sciences, and in 2007, he was appointed Distinguished Adjunct University Professor at Case Western Reserve University. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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