Frank L. Douglas Explained

Birth Date:30 April 1943
Birth Place:Georgetown, Guyana
Fields:Pharmaceuticals
Alma Mater:
    • Lehigh University (BS)
    • Cornell University (PhD, MD)
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    Frank Lennox Douglas (born April 30, 1943) is a Guyanese-American biomedical researcher and business executive.

    Education and career

    Douglas was born April 30, 1943, in Georgetown, Guyana. He graduated with a BS in Engineering from Lehigh University in 1966.[1] He went on to a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Cornell University, which he received at the beginning of 1973, with a thesis on chlorophyll-a.[2] After a brief stint working at Xerox,[3] Douglas moved to New York City to pursue a medical degree from the Cornell University Medical School.[1] After finishing the MD, Douglas completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, and a fellowship in neuroendocrinology at the National Institutes of Health.[1]

    Following his fellowship, Douglas took a position as an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, in which role he remained for 5 years.[3] At this time, he also began work at the pharmaceutical company Ciba-Geigy.[3] In 1992, he moved as an executive vice president to Marion Merrell Dow, where he remained as it was acquired and changed names to Hoechst Marion Roussel, and later to Aventis.[3] [4]

    In 2005, Douglas left Aventis and took a position as a professor of the practice at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was involved in founding the Center for Biomedical Innovation.[3] [5] After 2 years at MIT, he resigned over concerns about institutional racism, particularly regarding the tenure-denial of James Sherley.[6] [7] [8] [9]

    In 2009, Douglas moved to Akron, Ohio, to serve as president and CEO of the Austen BioInnovation Institute.[10] [11] [12] He left the institute at the beginning of 2015.[10] [13]

    Douglas published an autobiography in 2018, titled Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream.

    Books

    Honors and awards

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Frank L. Douglas. Alumni Heritage Initiative. Engineering. Lehigh University. January 6, 2021.
    2. Some photoelectric properties of chlorophyll-a aggregates. PhD thesis. Douglas. Frank Lennox. Cornell University. January 1973.
    3. Web site: About / Curriculum Vitae. Frank L. Douglas. January 7, 2021.
    4. The End (and the Beginning) is Near. Forbes. August 22, 1999. January 20, 2021.
    5. Web site: People - Frank L. Douglas, Ph.D., M.D. . 2008-08-12 . MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070326074227/http://web.mit.edu/cbi/people/Douglas_bio.html . March 26, 2007 .
    6. Science. Bhattacharjee. Yudhijit. June 8, 2007. News of the Week MIT Colleague Quits to Protest Sherley Dismissal. 316. 5830. 1405. 10.1126/science.316.5830.1405. 17556555 . 153467729 . free.
    7. News: MIT Professor Resigns to Protest Treatment of Hunger-Striking Colleague. The Chronicle of Higher Education. June 4, 2007. Smallwood. Scott. January 7, 2021.
    8. News: MIT Center Director Resigns In Protest Of Tenure Decision. Boston Globe. Schworm. Peter. June 4, 2007. January 7, 2021.
    9. The long path to inclusivity . Schaffer. Amanda. October 20, 2020. MIT Technology Review. January 19, 2021.
    10. News: Akron BioInnovation Institute's leader stepping down at end of year. Akron Beacon Journal. November 26, 2014. January 19, 2021.
    11. An Audience With Frank Douglas . Nature Reviews Drug Discovery . Springer Science and Business Media LLC . 8 . 11 . 2009 . 1474-1776 . 10.1038/nrd3047 . 840. 19876037 . Douglas . F. . 6930338 . free .
    12. News: Dr. Frank Douglas. Akron Life. January 10, 2011. January 8, 2021.
    13. News: Austen BioInnovation Institute shrinks, regroups. Crain's Cleveland Business. October 25, 2015. Soder. Chuck. January 7, 2021.
    14. Reviews of Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream:
    15. Scientists as rock stars?. The Scientist. November 16, 2010. Maxmen. Amy. January 7, 2021.
    16. Web site: Douglas receives Black History Maker award. MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. March 26, 2007.
    17. Verleihung von Ehrendoktorwürde, Fachbereichsplakette und Promotionspreis. Uni-Klinik Aktuell. Goethe University Frankfurt. 2004. January 7, 2021.

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