Background
Nestor, John Joseph was born on January 21, 1945 in Miami, Florida, United States. Son of John Jay and Marion (Sexton) Nestor.
Nestor, John Joseph was born on January 21, 1945 in Miami, Florida, United States. Son of John Jay and Marion (Sexton) Nestor.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, U. Arizona, 1971; postgraduate in peptide chemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1972-1974.
Staff researcher I/II/senior, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, California, 1974-1983; department head, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, California, 1983-1985; assistant director Institute Bioorganic Chemistry, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, California, 1985-1987; vice president, institute director, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, California, 1987-1995; Roche Bioscience distinguished scientist, vice president, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, California, 1995-1996; executive vice president, chief science officer, Helios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Louisville, since 1996.
Member industrial advising committee University of California-San Diego, 1990-1996. Member industrial advisory board Speed School Science, U. Louisville, since 1997. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society Quantum Biology, American Peptide Society, American Chemical Society.
Married Janet Francis, August 14, 1976. 1child, James.