Background
Martin, John C. was born in 1951 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States.
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John C. Martin
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John C. Martin, American pharmaceutical company executive. Named to National Academy Engineering National Academies, 2008; recipient Isbell award, American Chemical Society, Gertrude B. Elion award for Scientific Excellence, International Society for Antiviral Research. Board trustee University Chicago, Golden Gate University; Member of International Society for Antiviral Research (president 1998—2000).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1973. Master of Business Administration in Marketing, Golden Gate University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, University Chicago, 1977.
Career
With Syntex Corporation, 1978-1984. Director antiviral chemistry Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1984-1990. Vice president Research and development Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California, 1990-1995, chief operating officer, 1995-1996, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1996—2008, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, since 2008.
Board directors Gilead Sciences, Inc., since 1996, Gen-Probe Inc., since 2007. Chairman Bay Area Bioscience Center, 1999—2001. Member National Institute Allergy & Infectious Diseases Council, 2000—2003, Presidential Advisory Council on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, since 2005.
Board directors California Healthcare Institute, since 2003, chairman board, 2005—2006, since 2008.
Achievements
Membership
Board trustee University Chicago, Golden Gate University. Member of International Society for Antiviral Research (president 1998—2000).
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Named to National Academy Engineering National Academies, 2008. Recipient Isbell award, American Chemical Society, Gertrude B. Elion award for Scientific Excellence, International Society for Antiviral Research.Named to National Academy Engineering National Academies, 2008. Recipient Isbell award, American Chemical Society, Gertrude B. Elion award for Scientific Excellence, International Society for Antiviral Research.