Background
Hearst, John Eugene was born on July 2, 1935 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1938. Son of Alphonse Bernard and Lily (Roger) Hirsch.
consultant researcher chemistry professor
Hearst, John Eugene was born on July 2, 1935 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1938. Son of Alphonse Bernard and Lily (Roger) Hirsch.
Came to the United States, 1938. Son of Alphonse Bernard and Lily (Roger) H.;m. Jean Carolyn Bankson, August 30, 1958.
Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1957.
Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1961. Honorary Doctor of Science Lehigh University, 1992.
Postdoctoral researcher Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1961-1962. Professor of chemistry University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1995, professor emeritus, 1996, vice president new science opportunities, Cerus Corporation, Concord, California, 1996.
Miller research professor, 1970-1971, senior research scientist LawrenceBerkeley Laboratory, 1980, director division chemical biodynamics, 1986-1989.
Distinguished lecturer Purdue University, 1986. Merck Centennial lecturer Lehigh University, 1992, Robert A. Welch Foundation lecturer, 1992-1993. Founder, senior consultant Advanced Genetics Research, Incorporated., Oakland, California, 1981-1984.
Founder, director HRI Research.Inc., 1978, Steritech Incorporated., Concord, California, 1992-1996, Cerus Corporation, 1996, vice president new science opportunities, 1996.
Consultant Codon, Incorporated., 1993-1997.
Postdoctoral researcher Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1961-1962. Professor chemistry University California, Berkeley, 1962-1995, professor emeritus, since 1996, Miller research professor, 1970-1971. Founder, director HRI Research Inc., 1978—1992.
Senior research scientist Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1980-1999, faculty chemist, 2000—2008, director division chemical biodynamics, 1986-1989. Founder, senior consultant Advanced Genetics Research, Inc., Oakland, California, 1981-1984. Founder, director Steritech Inc., Concord, 1992-1996.
Founder, director, vice president new science opportunities Cerus Corporation, 1992—2004, consultant, 2005—2006. Science advisory board Oncologics, Inc., 2007—2008. Honorary professor Qingdao University, China, since 2008.
Science advisory board Aduro Biotechnology, Inc., Berkeley, since 2008. Distinguished lecturer Purdue University, 1986. Merck Centennial lecturer Lehigh University, 1992, Robert A. Welch Foundation lecturer, 1992-1993.
Advisory board Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences Graduate Program University of the Pacific, since 2000. Consultant Codon, Inc., 1993-1997. Scientific advisory board Thomas McNerney & Partners, 2003-2007.
Member governing board directors Leonardo International Society Arts, Science and Technology, 2007-2009.
Board directors University Northern California, 1993-1995, director Disability Policy and Planning Institute, Berkeley, 2000-2002. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Chemistry. Member American Chemical Society, Biophysics Society, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society for Photobiology (council, president elect 1990-1991, president 1991-1992, Research award 1994), American Physical Society.
Married Jean Carolyn Bankson, August 30, 1958. Children: David Paul, Leslie Jean.