Navigation Links
Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D., Elected to Gen-Probe Board of Directors
Date:5/19/2008

SAN DIEGO, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D., a renowned molecular microbiologist at Stanford University, has been elected to its board of directors. Gen-Probe's board now has eight members, including seven who are not Gen-Probe employees.

"We are delighted to add Lucy's expertise, intelligence and enthusiasm to an already strong Gen-Probe board, and we look forward to her making substantial contributions from day one," said Hank Nordhoff, the Company's chairman and chief executive officer.

Dr. Shapiro, 67, is the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig professor of cancer research, associate chair of the department of Developmental Biology, and director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine at Stanford University's School of Medicine. She is a senior fellow at the Institute for International Studies at Stanford and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences.

Dr. Shapiro is a co-founder and director of Anacor Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small-molecule therapeutics to treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. She is also co-chair of the company's scientific advisory board. She was a non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline from 2001 to 2006.

Dr. Shapiro has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Microbiology, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences for her work in the fields of molecular biology and microbiology. She received the Selman Waksman Award from the National Academy of Sciences in 2005. She received a B.A. from Brooklyn College and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biolo
'/>"/>

SOURCE Gen-Probe Incorporated
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related biology technology :

1. DermTech Appoints BioStatistical Pioneer, John Quackenbush, Ph.D., as a Member of the Companys Scientific Advisory Board
2. TopSpin Medical Appoints Cindy Setum, Ph.D., Vice President Clinical Affairs
3. Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Appoints Lesley A. Stolz, Ph.D., Vice President, Corporate and Business Development
4. WellGen, Inc. Names Nancy E. Rawson, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer
5. Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. Reports Retirement of Ronald E. Cape, Ph.D., from Board
6. Neurocrine Announces Appointment of Kevin Gorman, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer
7. Nektar Appoints Hoyoung Huh, M.D., Ph.D., to Serve on the Companys Board of Directors
8. Human Genome Sciences Appoints Maxine Gowen, Ph.D., to Its Board Of Directors
9. John E. Leonard, Ph.D., Former Biogen Idec Antibody Development Executive, Joins the Scientific Advisory Board of Vaccinex, Inc.
10. febit Appoints Michelle Lyles, Ph.D., Vice President, Marketing and Sales
11. RiverVest Venture Partners(R), a St. Louis-Based Venture Capital Firm Focusing on Life Sciences, Closes on Fund II, Names John P. McKearn, Ph.D., Venture Partner

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/8/2009)... As global temperatures and energy costs continue...to a sustainable future. An attractive replaceme...lished online in Genome Research ( www.genome.or...s of bioethanol-producing microorganisms, uncoveri...ng new technologies needed to implement production...
(Date:11/6/2009).... 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Microbix Biosystems I...-filed the Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual F...cer and James Long, the Chief Financial Officer (t...9 in connection with the annual audited financial ...,, The Company initially filed the annual finan...
(Date:11/6/2009)...., Nov. 6 Myriant Technologies LLC...and manufacturer of renewable bio-chemicals, Uhde...gy provider Uhde GmbH, one of the world,s leading ...d an alliance for the engineering, procurement &am...ic Acid plants based on renewable feedstocks. The...
(Date:11/6/2009)...Y, Calif., Nov. 6 Calbiotech, Inc....Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I contra...command. Under terms of the agreement, Calbiotech ...the diagnosis of Dengue virus. ,, Dengue vir... major threat to military forces deployed to tropi...
Breaking Biology Technology:Genomes of biofuel yeasts reveal clues that could boost fuel ethanol production worldwide 2Myriant Technologies LLC, Uhde Corporation of America and Uhde GmbH Announce Alliance for Engineering, Procurement & Construction of World Scale Renewable Succinic Acid Plants 2Myriant Technologies LLC, Uhde Corporation of America and Uhde GmbH Announce Alliance for Engineering, Procurement & Construction of World Scale Renewable Succinic Acid Plants 3Calbiotech Awarded U.S. Army Phase I SBIR Research Contract to Develop Analyte Specific Reagents for the Diagnosis of Dengue Fever Virus 2
...y,Medical Center has invited experts from across t...throughs in the laboratory to clinical health,care...Care Conference on,Oct. 16-17., Health care leade...s,researchers, industry experts, academic leaders,...among the more than 200 attendees gathering at Ohi...
...n of Recently FDA-cleared Pathwo...ept. 4 Pathwork Diagnostics, a,molecular diagnost...sing,today of a $20 million financing led by Abing... clearance for the Pathwork(R) Tissue of Origin Te...cluding poorly,differentiated, undifferentiated an...
...l/ -- China Bio Energy,Holdings (OTC Bulletin Boar...articipating in the Susquehanna Second Annual Beij...Beijing. Management,s participation will consist,o...r 10, 2008 at 9:45 a.m.,local time as well one-on-...tors who are interested in attending should contac...
Other Biology Technology:OSU to Host National Personalized Health Care Conference 2Pathwork Diagnostics Closes $20M Financing 2China Bio Energy Holdings Group Announces Participation in the Susquehanna Second Annual Beijing Management Summit 2
(Date:11/8/2009)..., HOUSTON - (Nov. 8, 2009) The loss of a gene th...5 is associated with significant abnormalities in ...chers led by Baylor College of Medicine ( www.bcm.... journal Nature Genetics . , "This research goe...blems in a specific group of individuals to this g...
(Date:11/6/2009)...Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with ...at when they run out of space in their trees of ch...trees. , The research, published in the November...to document that ants bore into live trees, and it...p between ants and plants. , Ants and certain sp...
(Date:11/5/2009)...New Haven, Conn.Researchers at Yale University hav...ng the body,s immune response to HIV and HIV-infec...eir findings, published online in the Journal of ...l therapeutic approaches for these diseases. , ...e targeting HIV" (ARM-H) and "antibody-recruiting ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion 2Ants are friendly to some trees, but not others 2New synthetic molecules trigger immune response to HIV and prostate cancer 2Caffeinated Cayenne Pepper Body Sprays Relieve Common Skin and Scalp Problems 60047 1Caffeinated Cayenne Pepper Body Sprays Relieve Common Skin and Scalp Problems 60047 2Caffeinated Cayenne Pepper Body Sprays Relieve Common Skin and Scalp Problems 60047 3IN Compass Health 26apos 3Bs Hospitalist Team at Morton Plant wins first BayCare Quality Award 60044 1IN Compass Health 26apos 3Bs Hospitalist Team at Morton Plant wins first BayCare Quality Award 60044 2IN Compass Health 26apos 3Bs Hospitalist Team at Morton Plant wins first BayCare Quality Award 60044 3Latest analysis confirms suboptimal vitamin D levels in millions of US children 10517 1Latest analysis confirms suboptimal vitamin D levels in millions of US children 10517 2
... DCMay 28, 2008The 2008 American Society for Micro...l and Diagnostic Immunology is presented to Steven...nstitute, Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services...of Surgery, George Washington University School of... Laboratories Diagnostics Division, this award rec...
...n, DCMay 28, 2008The 2008 American Society for Mic...ented to Regina S. Van Brakle, Microbiology Labora...Washington, D.C. This award recognizes an outstand...an Brakle has worked in the Infectious Disease Lab...past 5 of which she served as the Microbiology Lab...
...ess release is available in German . , The sen...as it is to fish or even mammals. This is the main...k Institute for Ornithology) and her colleagues. T...ly, thought to be poorly developed. Recent behavio... their sense of smell to navigate, forage or even ...
Other Biology News:American Society for Microbiology honors Steven A. Rosenberg 2American Society for Microbiology honors Regina S. Van Brakle 2Do birds have a good sense of smell? 2
...ray Hybridization Wash Pack provides optimized blo...eparation Quality Clarifier: Ready-to-use wash sol...n(tm) APS Coated Slides for Microarrays (Product C...ffer: 1L • Microarray Post Hybridization Wash...
Mouse Anti-Human NEK2 Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 3B7 from Abnova Corporation
...cience Smart Minis 300V power supply (Cat. No. Min...fficient for SDS-PAGE, and native PAGE application... two pairs of terminator pairs can be used simulta...dividuals to have his/her own power supply in labo...
... DNA Polymerase is a premium quality recombinant f...mostable enzyme is suitable for a wide range of PC...eproducible performance, each preparation is exten...ys. NovaTaq DNA Polymerase possesses an integral 5...
Biology Products: