Background
Gillis, Steven was born on April 25, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herbert and Rosalie Henrietta Gillis.
Biotechnology company executive
Gillis, Steven was born on April 25, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herbert and Rosalie Henrietta Gillis.
Bachelor cum laude, Williams College, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Dartmouth College, 1978.
Lecturer in biology Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1977-1978. Research associate Dartmouth Medical School, 1978-1979. Associate researcher Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York City, 1979-1980.
Assistant professor University Washington, Seattle, 1980-1983. Executive vice president, director Research and Development Immunex Corporation, since 1982, president, chief operating officer, since 1988, chief executive officer, 1990-1994, also board directors. Adjunct professor University Western Australia, 1990-1997.
Pres and Chief Executive Officer Corixa Corporation, 19946, since 1994. Adjunct associate professor University Wsah., 1982-1990, adjunct professor, since 1990.
Assistant member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, 1980-1982, affiliate investigator, since 1982. Member American Association Immunologists, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association Arts and Sciences, Columbia Tower Club (Seattle).
Married Anne Cynthia Edgar, June 26, 1976. Children: Sarah Milne, Bradley Stirling.