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Paul Schimmel, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of Repligen, has been on the faculty of the Skaggs Institute of Chemical Biology at Scripps Research Institute since 1997. He is well known for his work in biophysical chemistry and molecular biology. His field of specialty is the mechanism of action of proteins and the manner in which they act upon the nucleic acids in the cell. This work involves broad applications of recombinant DNA technology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, received the 1978 ACS/Pfizer award for excellence in enzyme research, and is co-author of a widely read textbook on biophysical chemistry. He also previously served as the Chairman, Director of Biological Chemistry, American Chemical Society. Dr. Schimmel has been a Director of Repligen since May 1981. Dr. Schimmel is a director of Alkermes, Inc., Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Avicena Group and Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 