Background
Caruthers, Marvin Harry was born on February 11, 1940 in Des Moines. Son of Harry A. and Eva D. (Schultz) Caruthers.
Caruthers, Marvin Harry was born on February 11, 1940 in Des Moines. Son of Harry A. and Eva D. (Schultz) Caruthers.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Northwestern University, 1968.
Postdoctoral fellow University Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1970. Senior research scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1970-1972. From assistant professor to professor biochemistry University Colorado, Boulder, since 1973, chairman department chemical and biochemistry, 1992—1995, distinguished professor biochemistry and bioorganic chemistry, since 1999.
Venture partner Boulder Ventures, since 1995. Co-founder, former member science advisory board, Amgen, Inc., scientific consultant, Thousand Oaks, California and Boulder, since 1980. Co-founder Applied Biosystems, Inc.
1981; founding investor Genomica, Array BioPharma (board director since 1998, serves on compensation committee) and Dharmacon.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences (Award for Chemistry in Service to Society, 2005), American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemists, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Jennie Mary Smoly, October 9, 1971. Children: Jonathan, Andrew.