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Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., is Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a faculty member in the Department of Biology and the Center for Cancer Research. Dr. Sharp served as Director in the Center for Cancer Research (1985-1991), as Head of the Department of Biology (1991-1999), and more recently as Director of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research (2000-2004) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Sharp co-founded Biogen Inc. in 1978, served as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee and began serving as a Director in 1982. He is also co-founder (2002), Director and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. and director of Magen BioSciences Inc. Dr. Sharp is a Nobel Laureate and a National Medal of Science recipient. | 