IRVING WEISSMAN

Irv Weissman is Karel and Avice Beekhuis Professor of Cancer Biology, Professor of Pathology and Professor of Developmental Biology. Dr. Weissman was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Amgen (1981-1989), the Scientific Advisory Board, DNAX (1981-1992), the Scientific Advisory Board, T-Cell Sciences (1988-1992). He co-founded SyStemix in 1988. He was also chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, SyStemix from 1988-1997 and he was a member of the Board of Directors, SyStemix from 1988-1997. His main research interests are: hematopoletic stem cells, lymphocyte differentiation, lymphocyte homing receptors, and phylogeny of the immune system.