Michael D. West
Michael D. West, PhD | |
---|---|
180px | |
Born | Niles, Michigan,[1] USA |
Residence | Northern California |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S.) Andrews University (M.S.) Baylor College of Medicine (Ph.D.)[2] |
Known for | CEO of BioTime, Founder of Geron Corporation, former CEO of Advanced Cell Technology, research in gerontology, stem cell science, cellular aging, and telomeres |
Influences | James Thomson, Elizabeth Blackburn, Leonard Hayflick |
Michael D. West, PhD, is a gerontologist, stem cell scientist,[3] cellular aging and telomere researcher,[4] previous CEO of Advanced Cell Technology, founder of Geron (NASDAQ: GERN)[5] and CEO of BioTime, Inc.(NYSE MKT: BTX) of Alameda, California, a biotechnology company engaged in stem cell research and development in the field of regenerative medicine. BioTime stock is traded on the NYSE MKT exchange under ticker symbol BTX.
Prior to joining BioTime, West was Chairman of the Board, Chief Scientific Officer and CEO of Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.(OTCQB: ACTC), which also specializes in stem cell research. Prior that, he was founder, director, and Chief Scientific officer of Geron, for which he secured venture capital investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Venrock[6] and Domain Associates.[7] At Geron, West initiated and managed programs in telomere biology relating to aging and cancer, and human embryonic stem cell technology in collaboration with James Thomson of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.[8] For the company's Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board, he recruited James Thomson, Leonard Hayflick, Carol Greider (winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine), James Watson (winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in medicine), and others.[9]
Dr. West is associated with 146 patents, in the United States,[10] Australia, Japan and elsewhere.[11]
Bibliography
Books
West has authored and co-edited books on topics such as animal cloning, aging, gerontology, stem cells, stem cell biology, and regenerative medicine.
- 2002 Principles of Cloning ISBN 0-12-174597-X
- 2003 The Immortal Cell, by Michael D. West, Doubleday ISBN 978-0-385-50928-2
- 2004 Handbook of Stem Cells: Volume 1 Embryonic Stem Cells ISBN 0-12-436642-2
- 2004 Handbook of Stem Cells: Volume 2 Adult and Fetal Stem Cells ISBN 0-12-436644-9
- 2006 Essentials of Stem Cell Biology ISBN 0-12-088442-9
- 2010 The Future of Aging ISBN 9048139988
- 2010 The Future of Aging: Pathways to Human Life Extension ISBN 978-90-481-3998-9
See also
- BioTime
- Gerontology
- Stem cells
- embryonic stem cells
- immortality
- pluripotent stem cells
- regenerative medicine
- tissue engineering
- somatic cell nuclear transfer
- Advanced Cell Technology
- Geron Corporation
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Venrock
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Michael D. West on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Dr. West's webpage
- Michael West on Quora
- Dr. West's Biography
- BioTime, Inc.
- Bio of Dr. West on Bloomberg Link
- Video: Dr. West's video updates on BioTime's YouTube channel, September 8, 2013
- Video: Dr. West of BioTime interviewed on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" December 8, 2009
- Audio: Dr. West interviewed on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" February 11, 2010
- Video: Dr. West interviewed as part of panel on "TSN: The Science Network," along with Stephanie Lederman of the American Federation for Aging Research and Mark Collins of the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, June 15, 2011
- Video: Dr. West's presentation at 2009 Longevity Summit, from the Manhattan Beach Project
- Video: The Stem Cell Controversy January 18, 2006, Woodrow Wilson Center event featuring Robin Cook (novelist), William B. Hurlbut, and Michael D. West
- The Prospects of Human Life Extension recorded November 2004 at the Long Now Foundation[dead link]
- Therapeutic Cloning Under Fire: An Interview with Michael D. West, PhD, cover story, Life Extension Magazine, March 2002
- Interview of Michael West on new breakthroughs in anti-aging cloning research, by Life Extension Magazine, March 18, 2000
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with dead external links from July 2011
- Biogerontologists
- American technology chief executives
- American scientists
- Living people
- People from Michigan
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
- Andrews University alumni
- Boston University School of Medicine alumni
- Life sciences industry