Allan S. Jacobson

Background

Jacobson, Allan S. was born in 1945 in New York City. Son of Jack and Sara Jacobson.

Education

Bachelor, Queens College, Flushing, New York, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1971.

Career

Postdoctoral research fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971—1973, visiting assistant professor, 1973—1974. Assistant professor microbiology University Massachusetts Medical School, 1973—1976, associate professor molecular genetics & microbiology, 1976—1987, professor molecular genetics & microbiology, since 1987, chair, department molecular genetics & microbiology, since 1994, acting chair, department molecular genetics & microbiology. Visiting professor genetics University Washington, Seattle.

Co-founder, chairman Applied BioTech., Inc., Cambridge, 1982—1991. Special limited partner Euclid Partners, New York City, 1987—1990. Co-founder, director PTC Therapeutics, Inc., South Plainfield, since 1998, chairman, board directors, 1998—2005, chairman, science advisory board, since 2005.

Editor, advances molecular biology Oxford University Press, New York City, 1996—2007. Editorial board member Ribonucleic acid Journal, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, since 1997, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Washington, 1998—2001. Member, mbl corporation Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, since 2003.

Achievements

• Allan S. Jacobson has been listed as a noteworthy microbiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Medical School Microbiology & Immunology Chairs, Genetics Society of America, Ribonucleic acid Society, American Society Microbiology.

Connections

Married Denise Brouillette, 1982. Children: Michael Brouillette, Jaclyn Rachel Brouillette. Married Iris Groman, 1968 (divorced 1977).

1 child Seth.

Father:

Jack Jacobson

Mother:

Sara Jacobson

Spouse:

Denise Brouillette

Spouse:

Iris Groman

child:

Michael Brouillette Jacobson

child:

Jaclyn Rachel Brouillette Jacobson

child:

Seth Jacobson