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About CNS-ASU
 George Poste
Co-PI; Research Team Leader, TRC 1, Center for Nanotechnology in
Society
Director, The Biodesign Institute
From 1992 to 1999, Dr. Poste was Chief Science and Technology
Officer and President of Research & Development for one of the largest
pharmaceutical companies in the world, SmithKline Beecham. In an industry
where bringing a single drug to market makes careers, Poste oversaw
registration of 31 drug, vaccine and diagnostic products. In addition to
his academic post, he serves as Chief Executive of Health Technology
Networks, a consulting company that specializes in the application of
genomic technologies and computing in healthcare.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the UK Academy of Medicine, a
Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and
is a member of the Council for Foreign Relations. In the wake of the 9-11
terrorist attacks, Poste’s expertise was tapped extensively to aid
national security. He served as chairman of the task force on bioterrorism
for the U.S. Department of Defense, a role he completed in May 2004, and
currently serves as a member of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee
for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
He also serves as a member of the National Academy Sciences Working Group
on Biological Weapons, the Forum on Microbial Threats of the Institute of
Medicine Board on Global Health, the Institute of Medicine Committee on
Advances in Technology, and Next Generation Biowarfare Threats. He is
Non-Executive Chairman of Orchid Biosciences in Princeton and has served
on numerous boards, with current appointments on the Board of Directors
for both Monsanto and Exelixis.
The son of an auto mechanic, Poste was raised in a rural area south of
London. Poste said the setting in which he was raised instilled a respect
for science and nature. Encouraged by a high school biology teacher, he
became the first member of his family to attend college. His first
doctorate was in veterinary medicine from the University of Bristol,
England, where he graduated first in his class. His also holds a doctorate
in virology and a doctorate of science. Dr. Poste has received honorary
doctorates in law and science for his contributions to international
health policy and is board certified in pathology.
Email:
George.Poste@asu.edu
http://biodesign.asu.edu/
http://biodesign.asu.edu/people/georgeposte/
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