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Robert Haselkorn, Ph.D.
Distinguised Professor, University of Chicago
Dr. Robert Haselkorn is the F.L. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 200 papers in the field of molecular genetics and is a world-renowned authority on the genetics of photosynthetic bacteria and cyanobacteria. Dr. Haselkorn co-founded Syntro Corporation, a producer of proprietary vaccines for veterinary medicine. He has been an advisor to UNIDO, the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Italy and India), Enichem (Italy), and Sogetal and Orsan (France). He received his B.S. degree from Princeton and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is a co-founder of Integrated Genomics.
James M. Cregg, Ph.D.
Professor, Keck Graduate Institute
James M. Cregg teaches courses on the structure and function of genes and recombinant gene expression. Dr. Cregg’s research focus led to the development and use of a yeast, Pichia pastoris, as a system for the production of recombinant proteins. His work has had a major impact on the development of pharmaceutical proteins such as a vaccine against hepatitis B; human serum albumen, a component for an artificial blood plasma; and the anti-angiogenic proteins, angiostatin and endostatin that have garnered attention for their potential anti-cancer properties. He holds 14 patents in this area. Dr. Cregg earned his Ph.D. in biology from Rice University. Previous select appointments have been with the Oregon Graduate Institute, the Salk Institute Biotechnology Industrial Associates, and BRL/Life Technologies. |
