Background
Gerety, Robert John was born on October 16, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of James Leo and Helen (Beck) Gerety.
developer microbiologist pediatrician pharmaceutical executive researcher
Gerety, Robert John was born on October 16, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of James Leo and Helen (Beck) Gerety.
Bachelor with special honors, Rutgers University, 1962. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1971.
Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1970.
Research associate department medical microbiology Stanford (California) University Medical School, 1969-1970. Intern in pediatrics Stanford University Hospital, 1970-1971, resident, 1974-1975. Staff associate Laboratory Viral Immunology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1971-1972.
Staff associate Bureau Biologics, Food and Drug Administration, 1972-1973, director hepatitis branch, 1973-1984, associate director medicine and science, chief infectious diseases branch, 1984-1985. Executive director virus & cell biology Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, 1985-1989, chief clinical evaluation of vaccines and antiviral drugs, 1985-1989. Vice president development operations Biogen, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989-1993.
Vice president pharmaceutical operations Immulogic Pharmaceutical Corporation, Waltham, 1993-1994, Chief Executive Officer, president and director, 1994-1996. Vice president development and regulatory affairs ORAVAX, Cambridge, 1997-1999. Executive vice president corporation development Cell Gate Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1999-2000.
Vice president regulatory affairs and clinical operations Inhale Therapeutic Systems, San Carlos, 2000—2002. Vice president, head proprietary products, principal development fellow Nektar Therapeutics, 2002—2007. Chief development officer Medicine in Need, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 2007.
Member executive committee Nektar Business Review, chairman product development team. Adjunct professor medicine Jefferson Medical School, Philadelphia, 1985. Plenary lecturer International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, London, 1987.
Member United States Army Medical Research and Development Advisory Board, 1987. Member of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome subcommittee National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1988. Member National Vaccine Advisory Committee, 1990-1992, science board Oravax, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-1994.
Consultant MaxCyte, since 2000, Visterra Inc., since 2007, Scidose, since 2007, numerous others. Chief development officer Medicine in Need, since 2007. Participant conferences, symposia and workshops.
Medical director United States Public Health Service, 1970-1985. Fellow Infectious Disease Society of America. Member American Medical Association, American Society for Microbiology, American Academy Pediatrics, American Association Immunologists, William Beaumont Society, Henry Rutgers Society, International association for Biological Standards, International Society Interferon Research.
Married Joan Imelda Grant, February 3, 1967. Children: Andrew, Kathleen, Nancy.