Lise W. Duran, Ph.D., came to SurModics in 1990 as the Director of Microbiology, was promoted to Vice President of Product Development in 1998 and became Vice President and General Manager of the Regenerative Technologies business unit in April 2004. From 1988 to 1990, Dr. Duran served as the Study Director for Microbiological Associates, Inc. in the Biotechnology Services Division. She also did a research fellowship in Immunology at the Mayo Clinic and was a postdoctoral associate in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Duran received her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. |