Translational Biotechnology Hosted Seminar by David Meyer from The Lundquist Institute
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Dr. Meyer is Professor Emeritus at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has served as The Lundquist Institute’s President and CEO since 2009. Prior positions in research administration include serving as EVP Research at the House Ear Institute (2008-09) and as Vice President for Research and Scientific Affairs at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2004-2007). He has had an active and productive career in research, first at the University of Basel, Switzerland as an Instructor (1973-79), then at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg Germany as a Research Group Leader in the Cell Biology Program (1979-1987), followed by appointment as Professor of Biological Chemistry at the UCLA School of Medicine (1987-2005). Aside from teaching and research, Dr. Meyer served as Associate Dean for Basic Science and then as Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at UCLA. Dr. Meyer’s research into the molecular mechanism of membrane biogenesis and secretion has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and reviews, including articles in Nature, Cell, and The Journal of Cell Biology. Dr. Meyer is a native of Los Angeles, having graduated from Los Angeles High School and earning both his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees at UCLA.
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