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In January 2007, Mr. Wayman retired from his position as Chief Financial Officer of Hewlett-Packard Company, a computer and electronics company, a... position he held since 1984, and as HP’s Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, a position he held since 1992. Mr. Wayman was named HP’s Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis in February 2005 and served in this capacity until March 2005. In February 2005, Mr. Wayman was appointed to HP’s Board of Directors, he previously served as an HP director from December 1993 through May 2002. He is a current director of Con-way Inc., a provider of global supply chain services and Affymetrix, Inc., a developer of tools to analyze complex genetic information. Mr. Wayman is a member of the Advisory Board to Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
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Paul Berg is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980,... along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their contributions to basic research involving nucleic acids. Berg received his undergraduate education at Penn State University, where he majored in biochemistry. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952. Berg worked as a professor at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, in addition to serving as the director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Berg was presented with the National Medal of Science in 1983 and the National Library of Medicine Medal in 1986. Berg graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1943, received his B.S. in biochemistry from Penn State University in 1948 and Ph.D. in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952. He is a member of the Beta Sigma Rho fraternity .
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Dr. Stephen P. A. "Steve" Fodor is the founder of Affymetrix, a company that produces DNA microarrays to screen gene expression and genetic... variations in large portions of such genomes as human, rat, and mouse, which is currently widely used in research, and could be used to screen patients for diseases. He was awarded the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Award for outstanding contributions to Biomolecular Technologies in 2005, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2009. A scholarly article describing the discovery and advancement of microarray technology and Fodor's contributions to it is available here: The emergence and diffusion of DNA microarray technology Author: Lenoir Tim, Giannella Eric Journal: Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration Year: 2006 Full text: http://www.j-biomed-discovery.
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