Background
Keene, Jack Donald was born on June 21, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Jack Donald and Stella Collene (Ellis) Keene.
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Jack Donald Keene
Edit ProfileMolecular genetics and microbiology educator
Education
AB, University of California, Riverside, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1974.
Career
Staff fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1974-1978;
assistant professor microbiology and immunology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1979-1984;
associate professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1988;
professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1988-1992;
chairman, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, since 1992;
James B. Duke distinguished professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, since 1997. Member experimental virology study section National Institutes of Health, 1984-1988. Member of national selection and advisory board PEW Scholars in the Biomed Sciences, 1991-1996.
Member molecular biology study section National Institutes of Health, 1991-1995, chairman, 1993-1995. Co-chairman Diversity Biotechnology Consortium, Santa Fe, since 1994. Director basic science research Duke U. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duke U. Program in Genetics, Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Director combinatorial science center DukeU. Medical Center, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member fellowship committee Arthritis Foundation, 1990-1992, member research committee, arthritus found, 1990-1992. Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Society Virology, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology, Ribonucleic Acid Society.
Connections
Married Judy May Keene, September 6, 1969. Children: Mike, Lisa.
