Background
Sharp, Phillip Allen was born on June 6, 1944 in Kentucky, United States. Son of Joseph Walter and Katherin (Colvin) Sharp.
educator geneticist molecular biologist
Sharp, Phillip Allen was born on June 6, 1944 in Kentucky, United States. Son of Joseph Walter and Katherin (Colvin) Sharp.
Bachelor in Chemistry and Mathematics, Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry, University Illinois, Urbana, 1969. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Kentucky, 1994.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Bowdoin College, 1995. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Tel Aviv, Israel, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), Albright College, 1996.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Glasgow, 1998. Doctor of Science (honorary), Thomas Moore College, 1999. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Buenos Aires, 1999.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Union College, 1991. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Uppsala University, 1999. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Northern Kentucky University, 2001.
Research assistant University Illinois, 1966—1969. Postdoctoral fellow California Institute of Technology, 1969—1971, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, 1971—1972, senior research investigator, 1972—1974. Associate professor department biology & Center Cancer Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974—1979, professor, 1979—1999, associate director Center Cancer Research, 1982—1985, director, 1985—1991, head department biology, 1991—1999, Salvador E. Luria professor biology, 1991—1999, Institute professor, since 1999, director McGovern Institute Brain Research, 2000—2004.
Board directors Biogen Idec Inc., 1978—2009. Member advisory council department molecular biology Princeton University, New Jersey, 1987—2003. Member President’s Committee Advisors on Science & Technology, The White House, 1994—1997.
Chairman awards assembly General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1994—2006. Member advisory board National Cancer Institute, 1996—2000, chairman, 2000—2002. Member science board Ludwig Institute Cancer Research, 1998—2008.
Member board science governers Scripps Research Institute, since 1999. Chair committee research & education Partners HealthCare Systems, Inc., since 2003.
Numerous papers in scientific journals.
Chair science & medical advisory board Huntsman Cancer Foundation, 1995—2001. Trustee Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1995—2004. Member science advisory board Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, since 1996, Ontario Institute Cancer Research, Canada, since 2006.
Board trustees Massachusetts General Hospital, since 2002. Board directors Whitehead Institute biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 2005, Food and Drug Administration Reagan-Udall Foundation, since 2008. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Edinburgh (honorary).
Member: National Academy of Sciences (councilor 1986, Double Helix medal 2006, United States Steel Foundation award in molecular biology 1980), Kentucky Academy of Sciences (honorary life), American Association Cancer Research, Society Biological Chemists, Institute Medicine, European Molecular Biology Organization (associate), American Philosophical Society (Benjamin Franklin medal 1999), American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, American Academy Arts & Sciences, American Society Microbiology.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Royal Society Edinburgh (honorary); National Academy of Sciences (councilor 1986, Double Helix medal 2006, United States Steel Foundation award in molecular biology 1980)
Kentucky Academy Scis. (honorary life)
American Association Cancer Research
Society Biological Chemists
Institute Medicine
European Molecular Biology Organization (associate)
American Philosophical Society (Benjamin Franklin medal 1999)
American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
American Academy Arts & Scis.
American Society Microbiology
Family, reading, sports.
Married Ann Christine Holcombe, August 29, 1964. Children: Christine Alynn, Sarah Katherin, Helena Holcombe.