Background
Short, Jay Milton was born on March 5, 1958 in Lebanon, Indiana, United States. Son of Roy Milton and Patricia Ann (Brewer) Short.
Biotechnology company executive
Short, Jay Milton was born on March 5, 1958 in Lebanon, Indiana, United States. Son of Roy Milton and Patricia Ann (Brewer) Short.
Bachelor in Chemistry with honors, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 1985.
Teaching assistant, Taylor U., 1978-1980;
teaching assistant, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1981;
teaching assistant, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1981-1985;
staff scientist R & D,, Stratagene Cloning Systems, La Jolla, California, 1985-1988;
senior staff scientist, Stratagene Cloning Systems, La Jolla, California, 1988-1989;
vice president long term research and biological operations, Stratagene Cloning Systems, La Jolla, California, 1989-1992;
vice president long term research and operations, Stratagene Cloning Systems, La Jolla, California, 1992-1994;
president, Stratcyte, Inc., La Jolla, 1992-1994;
chief technical officer, Recombinant BioCatalysis, Inc., La Jolla, since 1994;
also board directors, Recombinant BioCatalysis, Inc., La Jolla. Board directors Stressgen, Inc., Invitrogen, Industrial Biocatalysis, Inc. Reviewer human genome project and patenting DNA sequences United States Congressional Office Technology Assessment.
Chairman, official Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee;member peer review committee National Institute Environmental Health Sciences. Ewciwque Peoxa, NAS, Genetic Analysis Techniques, Analytical Biochemistry, Nucleic Acids Research. Consultant on transgenic toxicology testing European Economic Community, 1991-1994.
Lecturer in field; member adjunct faculty University of California, San Diego, 1991. Lecturer Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 1992, others.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology, Environmental Mutagenesis Society, Society Toxicology (chairman conference discussion group 1993), Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Heidi Patrice Messinger, July 26, 1980. Children: Ryan Milton, Cole Evan.