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John Scarlett, MD, Internal Medicine, Foster City, CA

JohnArchibaldScarlettMDFACP

Internal Medicine • Foster City, CA

Endocrinology

Chairman, President and CEO Geron Corporation

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Summary

  • Currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Geron Corporation, a publicly traded biotechnology company (NASDAQ: GERN). Also serves as the Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee for Chiasma, Inc (NASDAQ: CHSM) and as the Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Commitee for Cytomx, Inc (NASDAQ: CTMX). Previously was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Proteolix, a private biotechnology company in South San Francisco, CA which he merged in October 2009 with Onyx Pharmaceuticals, and a founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tercica, a publicly-traded biotechnology company (NASDAQ: TRCA), which he led through the IPO and a merger with Ipsen in 2008. Also the founder and CEO of Sensus Drug Development Corporation, which he led through its sale to Pharmacia in 2001, and co-founded Covance Biotechnology Services, Inc. (CBSI), a 450-person contract biologics manufacturing and process development business which was sold to Akzo Nobel’s Diosynth Division in 2001. Earlier in his career worked for McNeil Pharmaceuticals (Johnson & Johnson) and Novo Nordisk. Avocations include sports car racing, scuba diving, freediving and underwater photography.

Education & Training

  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1980 - 1982
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1977, MD
  • Earlham College
    Earlham CollegeB.A. with Honors, Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, Chemistry Departmental Honors, College Honors, 1969 - 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chairman, North American Steering Committee Drug Information Association, 1991-1993
  • Member, Drug Information Guidelines Committee United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), 1990-1992
  • Distinguished Service Award Drug Information Association, 1991
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • GERN Earnings Call for the Period Ending March 31, 2023
    GERN Earnings Call for the Period Ending March 31, 2023May 11th, 2023
  • Geron Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Upcoming Milestones
    Geron Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Upcoming MilestonesMarch 16th, 2023
  • Geron Eyes 2024 US Launch for MDS Drug After Phase 3 Trial Shows Easing of Transfusion Burden
    Geron Eyes 2024 US Launch for MDS Drug After Phase 3 Trial Shows Easing of Transfusion BurdenJanuary 4th, 2023
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