Background
Schlessinger, Joseph was born on March 26, 1945 in Topusko, Croatia.
biochemist Pharmacologist medical educator
Schlessinger, Joseph was born on March 26, 1945 in Topusko, Croatia.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/Physics magna cum laude, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1968. Mediterranean Shipping Company in Chemistry magna cum laude, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1974.
Postdoctoral associate Department Chemistry School Applied Physics, Cornell University, 1974—1976. Visiting scientist Immunology Branch National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1977—1978. Senior scientist Department Chemical Immunoloy The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 1978—1980, associate professor, 1980—1984, professor Department Chemical Immunology, Ruth & Leonard Simon professor, 1984—1991.
Director division molecular biology Biotechnology Research Center Meloy Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 1985—1986, director Biotechnology Research Center, 1986—1988. Research director Rorer Biotechnology, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1988—1990. Milton and Helen Kimmelman professor, chairman Department Pharmacology New York University Medical School, New York City, 1990—2001.
Director Skirball Institute Biomolecular Medicine New York University Medical Center, 1998—2001. William H. Prusoff professor, chairman Department Pharmacology Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, since 2001. Founding director Cancer Biology Institute Yale Cancer Center, since 2010.
Founder Plexxikon, 2001. Co-founder, director and chairman Science Advisory Board Kolltan.
Member of National Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine, American Academy Arts and Sciences, European Molecular Biology Organization, Japanese Biochemical Society (honorary).