Background
Pearson, Mark Landell was born on June 2, 1940 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of William Holmes and Marguerite Rachel (Landell) Pearson.
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Mark Landell Pearson
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Bachelor of Science, University Toronto, 1962. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1966.
Career
Assistant to associate professor, U. Toronto, 1969-1979;
section head development genetics, National Cancer Institute-FCRF, Frederick, Maryland., 1979-1983;
director laboratory molecular biology, National Cancer Institute-FCRF, Frederick, Maryland., 1982-1983;
assistant director life science, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1983-1984;
director molecular biology, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1985-1990;
executive director cancer and inflamatory diseases research, The DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Wilmington, 1991-1992;
Chief Executive Officer, Darwin Molecular Corporation, Kirkland, Washington, 1992-1994;
president, Molecumetics, Ltd., Belleuve, Washington, since 1994. Adjunct Professor U. Toronto, 1969-1979, U. Maryland., 1982-1983, 86. Science advisory board Genex Corporation, Rockville, Maryland., 1978-1983.
Board member Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, 1986-1993, Executive Committee, 1990-1993. Commission on science and the arts Franklin Institute, 1991-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Life Science Research Foundation, 1988-1997, University Delaware Research Foundation, 1990-1992. Member program advisory committee human genome National Institutes of Health, 1988-1992, Human Genome Organization, since 1989. Board directors Alliance Aging Research, 1989-1992, joint informatics task force National Institutes of Health/Department of Energy, 1990-1992, Washington Biotechnology Foundation, 1994-1997, BioNetwork, Inc., since 1997.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Microbiology, American Society Virology, Biophysics Society, American Society Cell Biology, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Human Genetics, American Association for Cancer Research, Canada Bio-chemical Society, Canada Society Cell Biology, New York Academy of Sciences.
Connections
Married Katharine Anne Brown, August 2, 1962. Children: Scott Wallace, Jennifer Anne.
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