Ivor Royston

Background

Royston, Ivor was born on April 29, 1945 in Belford, England.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, John Hopkins University, 1967; Doctor of Medicine, John Hopkins University, 1970; postgraduate, John Hopkins University, 1970.

Career

Intern in internal medicine, Stanford (California) U. Hospital, 1970-1971; resident in internal medicine, Stanford (California) U. Hospital, 1971-1972; staff associate division virology, bureau of Biologics (formerly division Biologic Studies at National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1973; chief viral oncology section, division virology, bureau of Biologics (formerly division Biologic Studies at National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1975; postdoctoral fellow, Division Oncology, Department Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, 1975-1977; assistant professor medicine, Division Hematology/Oncology, University of California School Medicine, San Diego, 1977-1982; staff physician, San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1977-1978; clinical investigator, San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1978-1981; director, Cell Surface Marker Laboratory Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, 1981-1990; chief oncology section medical service, San Diego VA Medical Center, 1982-1984; associate professor medicine hematology/oncology division, University of California, 1982-1990; director clinical immunology program cancer center, University of California, 1984-1990; professor medicine, University of California, 1990-1991; president, science director, San Diego Reg. Cancer Center, since 1990. Board directors UniSyn Technologies, Inc., San Diego, since 1991, Somatix Therapy Corporation, Alameda, California.

Adjunct Professor medicine University of California San Diego, School Medicine, since 1990. Founder, director, consultant Hybritech, Inc., La Jolla, 1978-1986, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Inc., LaJolla, 1985-1992. Immunology committee Cancer and Leukemia Group B., 1980-1991.

Vice chairman immunology committee, 1981-1991. Consultant member biological response modifiers program decision, network committee, Division ofCancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, 1982-1985. Member Clinical Cancer Program Project Review Committee, National Cancer Institute, 1983-1988, Long Range Planning committee University of California Cancer Center.

Member of advisory committee University of California San Diego Biotechnology Transfer Faculty. Co-director International Conference Monoclonal Antibody Immunoconjugates for Cancer, since 1986, International Conference Gene Therapy of Cancer, since 1992. Member merit review board oncology Department Veterans Affairs, since 1992.

Achievements

• Achievements include patents for monoclonal antibody compositions specific for single antigens in antigen aggregates. Immunoglobulin secreting human hybridomas from a cultured lymphoblastoid cell line.

Membership

Board trustees La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1985-1986, La Jollar Playhouse, 1986-1991, Francis Parker School, San Diego, since 1989. Board directors American Cancer Society With United States Public Health Service, 1972-1974. Fellow American College of Physicians.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Microbiology, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Clinical Oncology, International Association for Comparative Research on Leukemia, American Society of Hematology, Transplantation Society, American Association of Immunologists, American Society Clinical Investigation.

Connections

M. Colette Carson.