Donald Ganem Explained

Donald "Don" Emil Ganem (born September 23, 1950) is an American physician, virologist, professor emeritus of microbiology and medicine, and former global head of infectious disease research at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR).[1]

Biography

Ganem graduated in 1968 from Phillips Academy Andover and in 1972 from Harvard College.[1] [2] After two years of medical school, he took an 18-month leave of absence to work on SV40 DNA replication with George Fareed. In 1977 Ganem graduated with an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.[3] At Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) he was a resident and chief resident in internal medicine. At the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) he did subspecialty training in infectious diseases, working in Harold Varmus's laboratory. At UCSF he became a faculty member in 1982[2] and eventually Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and Medicine.[4] In 1991 he also became an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.[5]

At UCSF Ganem was part of a team, including David Wang and Joseph L. DeRisi, that developed a highly parallel viral screening system using DNA microarrays to detect and genotype viral pathogens.[6] [7] Ganem and co-workers also elucidated the functional significance of SV40-encoded microRNAs in viral infection.[8] With Joseph L. DeRisi and six other researchers, Ganem found four novel viruses that infect honey bees.[9]

Ganem practices internal medicine in San Francisco.[3]

On May 20, 1985, in Alameda County he married Peggy S. Weintrub, a pediatrician. They have two daughters,[10] Alison Marjorie (born 1989) and Natalie Katherine (born 1990). Both daughters are lawyers.

Awards and honors

References

  1. Web site: Tracking a pandemic: A conversation with virologist Don Ganem, MD '68, Expert insights into COVID-19. Savard, Rita. March 26, 2020. Andover Magazine Online.
  2. Web site: Don Ganem. iBiology (ibiology.org).
  3. Web site: Dr. Donald Ganem, MD. San Francisco Internal Medicine Doctors (healthgrades.com).
  4. Web site: Don Ganem. Member Directory, National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org).
  5. Web site: Don Ganem, MD, Investigator / 1991–2010. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (with links to articles on PubMed)
  6. Wang. D.. Coscoy. L.. Zylberberg. M.. Avila. P. C.. Boushey. H. A.. Ganem. D.. DeRisi. J. L.. Microarray-based detection and genotyping of viral pathogens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99. 24. 2002. 15687–15692. 0027-8424. 10.1073/pnas.242579699. 12429852. 137777. 2002PNAS...9915687W . free.
  7. 10.1187/cbe.07-09-0067. Realms of the Viruses Online. 2007. Liu. Dennis. CBE: Life Sciences Education. 6. 4. 266–270. 18056295. 2104509.
  8. Sullivan. Christopher S.. Grundhoff. Adam T.. Tevethia. Satvir. Pipas. James M.. Ganem. Don. SV40-encoded microRNAs regulate viral gene expression and reduce susceptibility to cytotoxic T cells. Nature. 435. 7042. 2005. 682–686. 0028-0836. 10.1038/nature03576. 15931223. 2005Natur.435..682S . 4412752.
  9. Moritz. Robin F. A.. Runckel. Charles. Flenniken. Michelle L.. Engel. Juan C.. Ruby. J. Graham. Ganem. Donald. Andino. Raul. DeRisi. Joseph L.. Temporal Analysis of the Honey Bee Microbiome Reveals Four Novel Viruses and Seasonal Prevalence of Known Viruses, Nosema, and Crithidia. PLOS ONE. 6. 6. 2011. e20656. 1932-6203. 10.1371/journal.pone.0020656. 21687739. 3110205. 2011PLoSO...620656R . free.
  10. News: Beverly June (Litwin) Weintrub. The Cincinnati Enquirer (legacy.com). March 2014.
  11. Web site: Donald Emil Ganem. American Academy of Arts & Sciences (amacad.org). 18 October 2023 .
  12. Web site: Past Presidents. American Society for Virology (asv.org).

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