Background
Martin, David William was born on January 15, 1941 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of David W. Senior and Joanna (Law) Martin.
educator biomedical research company executive
Martin, David William was born on January 15, 1941 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of David W. Senior and Joanna (Law) Martin.
Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958-1960; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1964.
Intern in internal medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1964-1965;
assistant resident department medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, 1965-1966;
research associate laboratory molecular biology, National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutions Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1966-1969;
instructor department medicine, department biochemistry and biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, 1969-1970;
assistant professor medicine, chief medical genetics service, lecturer department biochemistry and biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, 1970-1975;
associate professor medicine in residence and biochemistry in residence, chief medical genetics service, University of California, San Francisco, 1975-1979;
professor medicine in residence and biochemistry in residence, chief medical.genetics service, University of California, San Francisco, 1979-1982;
senior vice president Research and Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, 1983-1989;
executive vice president R & D,, Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1991-1993;
senior vice president, Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California, since 1993;
president, Chiron Therapeutics, Emeryville, since 1993. Board directors Varian Associations Corporation, Palo Alto, California. Member visiting committee division biological Caltech, since 1992.
Trustee, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 1991-1993. Member board overseers University of Pennsylvania School Medical, Philadelphia, 1991-1993. Member of advisory board Center Health Science University of California Irvine, 1991.
Professor medicine and biochemistry University of California, San Francisco, since 1983, investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1974-1982, director medical scientist training program, 1978-1982, member of advisory committee biotechnology research and program, 1986-1989. Member of advisory board Forum on Drug Development and Regulation, since 1987. Member recombinant DNA advising committee National Institutes of Health, 1981-1985.
Advisory county Research and Development Council Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1983-1988. Board overseers Duke U. Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1985-1988. Senior surgeon, United States Public Health Service.
Member American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Western Association Physicians, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Kathleen McKinnon, August 22, 1964. Children: David McKinnon, Gillian Hope.