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David Botstein is currently a Professor-Emeritus at Princeton University.
He is also a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine (United States).
Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Genetics Department at Stanford University from 1990 to 2003.
He was an Independent Director at Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. from 2012 to 2023.
He also served as a Director at Impossible Foods, Inc. and as the Director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute For Integrative Genomics.
From 1987 to 2014, he held the position of Vice President-Science at Genentech, Inc. He was a Trustee at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc. He is currently the Chief Scientific Officer at Calico LLC, a position he has held since 2014.
Dr. Botstein completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and obtained his doctorate from the University of Michigan.
David Botstein active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
National Academy of Medicine (United States)
National Academy of Medicine (United States) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a professional membership organization | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Princeton University
Princeton University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of David Botstein
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Calico LLC
Calico LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a research and technology company that develops therapies for age diseases | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2024-03-27 |
| PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2023-12-06 |
Genentech, Inc.
Genentech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops medicines for cancer peoples | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2013-12-31 |
Stanford University
Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2002-12-31 |
Impossible Foods, Inc.
Impossible Foods, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures plant-based substitutes for meat products | Director/Board Member | - |
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| Private companies | 12 |
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Genentech, Inc.
Genentech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops medicines for cancer peoples | Health Technology |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, develops and manufactures sequencing system products to help scientists to resolve genetically complex problems | Health Technology |
Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Stanford University
Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Princeton University
Princeton University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of Michigan
University of Michigan Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology | Commercial Services |
National Academy of Medicine (United States)
National Academy of Medicine (United States) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a professional membership organization | Commercial Services |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research services | Commercial Services |
Calico LLC
Calico LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a research and technology company that develops therapies for age diseases | Health Technology |
Impossible Foods, Inc.
Impossible Foods, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures plant-based substitutes for meat products | Consumer Non-Durables |
Lewis-Sigler Institute For Integrative Genomics |
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