Background
Yesair, David Wayne was born on September 9, 1932 in Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wayne and Roma Jackson (Arlin) Yesair.
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David Wayne Yesair
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Massachusetts, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Cornell University, 1958.
Career
National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, National Institute for Research, Shinfield, England, 1961-1962;
senior scientist biochemistry group, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962-1966;
head biochemistry/biomedical and pharmacology group, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1971, 72-77;
manager biomolecular science section, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1982;
vice president, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1984;
president, BioMolecular Products, Inc., since 1984. National Institutes of Health sabbatical fellow L'Institute de Chemie des Substances Naturelle, National Center for Scientific Research, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France, 1971-1972. Drug metabolism chairman Gordon Research Conference, 1983.
Member biotechnology advisory board U. Connecticut, 1986-1994. Guest lectr.toxicology curriculum Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972-1982.
Achievements
Membership
Active Newbury History Society, Newburyport Maritime Museum, Sons and Daughters First Settlers of Newbury, president, 1975, 76. Active Newburyport Choral Society. Class agent, Massachusetts capital fund chairperson Governor Dummer Academy.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member New York Academy of Sciences, International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Massachusetts Institute Chemists, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society Toxicology, American Society Pharmacology Experimental Therapeutics, International Society for Studying Xenobiotics, Sigma Xi.
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Married Ruth Elizabeth Avery, June 6, 1954. Children: Karen, Catherine, Peter.
Education
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1958