Alumni/ae Class Notes

Peteranne Baker Joel, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1960-1961

pjoel (at) physiology.med.uvm.edu

--15 years of teaching part-time in the Chemistry Dept. at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
--22 years of research at MIT (2), Boston Hospital for Women (3), Beth Israel Hospital (1), University of Virginia (2), and University of Vermont (14 and counting).

Russell F. Doolittle, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1961-1962

rdoolittle (at) ucsd.edu

Instructor, Amherst College, 1961-1962
NIH Postdoc, Sweden, 1962-1964
Asst. Res. Biologist, UCSD, 1964-1965
Asst. Prof. Chemistry, UCSD, 1965-1967
Assoc. Prof. Chemistry, UCSD, 1967-1972
Professor, 1972-1994
Research Professor, 1994-present

Eva Ruth Kashket, Ph.D., Microbiology, 1962-1963

eva (at) kashket.com

Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University School of Medicine; Research Associate, Department of Physiology, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor, then Professor, now Professor Emerita, Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine

Donald P. Nierlich, Ph.D., Microbiology, 1962-1963

nierlich (at) ucla.edu

I completed my doctoral research with Boris Magasanik at MIT when Magasanik moved there mid-way in my studies; Bernard Davis kindly served as my Harvard adviser of record. I extended my at MIT experience with post-doctoral research working with Cy Levinthal on decay of mRNA. In 1961, I married Susana Chiarello, who was a working there for a Master's degree in Planning. An additional, exciting postdoctoral year was spent with Francois Gros in Paris studying how bacterial cells regulate their RNA synthesis. In Paris, at more or less the same time, were DMS-mates, Alex (Shedlovsky) Dove, Elaine Newman and Jon Beckwith. From there, I went to UCLA as an Assistant Professor and remained there for my entire career. While I took early retirement in 1994, I continued doing research and teaching for another 5 years. Since then I have been a guest in a colleague's lab (including doing a fair amount of bench work), have taught from time to time--currently a freshman seminar on genomics; and have worked as a consultant and expert witness on biotech litigation. Some highpoints of my professional years: I taught microbial molecular physiology, genomics, general microbiology, genetics, and nucleic acid chemistry; served for 20 years as director of UCLA's NRSA Genetics Training Program, and was a member of UCLA's Council of Planning and Budget and the UC Senate's Committee on Information and Technology. I was an Editor of the Journal of Bacteriology and for many years was either chair or a member of an American Society for Microbiology Publications Board committee that is today called Genetics and Genomics Nomenclature Committee. Susana and I have 3 children and we continue to enjoy an active life, sprinkled with travel, hikes, concerts and plays.

James Ellingboe, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1965-1966

jellingboe (at) mclean.harvard.edu

Research experience in lipid biochemistry, chromatography materials and methods, alcohol & drug abuse, neuroendocrinology and pharmacology. Held academic positions at Karolinska Institute, University of California at San Diego and Harvard Medical School. Directed research laboratories at Boston City Hospital and McLean Hospital. Past editor of the journals BioTechniques, Peptide Research and BioChromatography. Currently managing research grants part-time.

Maria C. Linder Nielson, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1965-1966

Post doc at MIT, Assistant and then Associate Professor of Physiological Chemistry, MIT (1971-1976)
Associate Professor and the Full Professor of Biochemistry, California State University, Fullerton (1977-present)

Charles O. Rutledge, Ph.D., Pharmacology, 1965-1966

chipr (at) purdue.edu

Dean, School of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences, 1987-2002
President, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1996-1997
President, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 1996-1997

Porter W. Anderson, Ph.D., Bacteriology, 1966-1967

porterwanderson (at) aol.com

Current Position: Professor Emeritus, University of Rochester Medical School, NY. Academic Research

Richard H. Quarles, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1966-1967

quarlesr (at) ninds.nih.gov

--Post-doctoral fellow, Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, England, 1966-1968
--Neuroscience Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 1968-present

Eliora Ron, Ph.D., Microbiology, 1966-1967

eliora (at) post.tau.ac.il

Current position: Professor & Dean, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Katherine Pointer Henrikson, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1967-1968

khenriks (at) nycap.rr.com

Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization, Sydney, Australia
Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center of the New York State Health Dept, Albany, NY
Assistant and Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Albany Medical College (adjunct)
Assistant and Associate Professor, SUNY-Albany School of Public Health

David Landowne, Ph.D., Physiology, 1967-1968

dl (at) miami.edu

Current position: Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL

Betsy M. Ohlsson-Wilhelm, Ph.D., Bacteriology, 1968-1969

bmow (at) scigro.com

----1969 to 1973 - Postdocs at the University of Chicago in Biophysics and the Institute for Cancer Research in Fox Chase, PA, in somatic cell genetics
----1973 to 1979 - Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester in Microbiology and Immunology, Rochester NY
----1979 to 1985 - Associate Professor at the University of Rochester in Microbiology and Immunology with a joint appointment in the Division of Genetics in the Department of Medicine, Rochester NY
----1985 to 1993 - Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine, the Pennsylvania State University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hershey, PA
----1993 to 1996 - Director of Biology and Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Zynaxis Cell Science, Inc., Malvern, PA
----1996 to present - Chief Executive Officer, SciGro Inc., Northeast Office, Cambridge MA

My major research interests include:
----Analytical cytology, especially cell tracking (both in vitro and in vivo), and
----Development of drugs/biotherapeutics/devices to treat a variety of clinical indications.

SciGro's practice is split evenly among the following three parts:
----Helping individuals obtain seed funding for small businesses/startups, usually through SBIRs or STTRs from the National Institutes of Health;
----Managing the day-to-day operations of two small companies that do not yet require a full-time administrative staff or scientific advisory board; and
----Performing diligence operations for a variety of clients, including Biotechs, big Pharmas, and Device manufacturers.

I also chair a variety of study sections for the NIH, participate in Massachusetts Tech Transfer Council (MTTC) reviews, am a member of the financial committee of the International Society for Analytical Cytology (ISAC), and sit on the steering committee of the Great Lakes International Imaging and Flow Cytometry Association (GLIIFCA).

I would be happy to speak with anyone about either academic careers or nonacademic careers, as I have found both to be exciting, challenging, and very fulfilling. To my surprise and pleasure it turns out that teaching/effective communication is a critical element in both types of career.

Joseph R. Parrish, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1968-1969

JoeParrish (at) compuserve.com

Merck and Bristol-Myers medical research, 1969-1972 & 1974-1976
Pharmaceutical Financial Analyst Sanford Bernstein & Co., 1976-1978
Medical Research Consultant, 1978-1979
St. Bartholomew's Church Business Manager, 1979-1983
Vicar of various churches, 1986-1989
Rector St. John's, 1989-Present

MBA Harvard, 1972-1974
M.Div. Union Theological Seminary, NY, 1983-1986

Volunteer positions - Current Member of Manhattan Community Board 6 Committee on Public Safety, Environment and Human Rights; National Advocacy Committee of American Lung Association; Board of Amercian Lung Association of New Jersey; Assistant Vicar i-church, Oxford, England 2004-Present

Arthur G. Schwartz, Ph.D., Microbiology, 1968-1969

ags (at) temple.edu

Postdoctoral Fellow, Professor Henry Harris, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Harry Eagle, Dept. of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Investigator, Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, and Assistant Professor to Professor, Department of Microbiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Joan E. Lusk, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1969-1070

joan_lusk (at) brown.edu

Post-doc MIT, Biology with Salvador Luria
Associate and Assistant Professor at Brown
1988-1992: Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Brown