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Mark Fishman Residence United States Fields Medicine, Cardiology Institutions Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Alma mater Yale College, Harvard Medical School Known for pioneering Zebrafish research in cardiology Notable awards Institute of Medicine member, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mark Fishman is a noted researcher and clinician in cardiology and the current President of the Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research (NIBR),[1] the main research arm of Novartis Pharmaceuticals with over 5,000 employees and a 2008 budget of $5.7B.[2]
Fishman was appointed President of the newly-founded Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research in 2002 to implement a new strategy in Novartis' global drug discovery effort.[3] He is the author of over 100 publications[4] and known for pioneering research using the zebrafish as a means of visualizing the development of the circulatory system and as a model for human disease.[5][6][7]
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Education
- B.A. Yale College, 1972
- M.D. Harvard Medical School, 1976
Career
He was previously a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.novartis.com/about-novartis/people/executive-committee.shtml
- ^ http://www.novartis.com/newsroom/fact-sheet.shtml
- ^ http://www.prdomain.com/companies/N/Novartis/newsreleases/20025718532.htm
- ^ http://www.pubmed.gov 183 results as of 20 Oct 2009
- ^ http://physiolgenomics.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/2/2/49
- ^ http://people.forbes.com/profile/mark-c-fishman/58785
- ^ http://www.baderc.org/bios/FishmanBios.pdf
- ^ http://www.novartis.com/downloads/newsroom/corporate-press-kit/7g_CV_Mark_C_Fishman_EN.pdf
External links
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Official Homepage
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Official Homepage
- Mark Fishman on changing the grammar of drug discovery
Categories:- Living people
- American scientists
- American medical researchers
- American cardiologists
- Businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry
- Business executives
- American businesspeople
- Yale University alumni
- Harvard Medical School alumni
- Harvard Medical School faculty
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