Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, Ph.D., has been a member of our board since April 2005. Dr. Omenn is Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Public Health at the University of Michigan. He served as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Michigan Health System from 1997 to 2002. He was formerly Dean of the School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Omenn received his B.A. from Princeton, the M.D., from Harvard Medical School, and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Washington. He is a member of the Council and leader of the Plasma Proteome Project for the international Human Proteome Organization, and in 2005 became President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Omenn is a longtime director of Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) and of Rohm & Haas Company (NYSE:ROH). |