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has served as one of our directors since October 1997 and as our lead director from October 2004 until June 2006. Since 2004, he has been the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of AvidBiotics Corporation, a biotechnology company. In 2003, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GangaGen, Inc., a biotechnology company. From July 1997 until April 2003, Dr. Martin served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Eos Biotechnology, Inc., a biotechnology company. From 1995 to 1996, Dr. Martin was President and Chief Executive Officer of Lynx Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company. During 1994 and through May 1995, Dr. Martin served as Senior Vice President of Chiron Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company. From 1991 to 1994, Dr. Martin served as Executive Vice President of DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company. From 1983 to 1990, Dr. Martin was Vice President and then Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Genentech, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Prior to 1983, Dr. Martin was a Professor of Medicine, Professor of Biochemistry and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Martin is also a Lead Director of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a medical equipment and software supplier. Dr. Martin received an M.D. from Duke University. | 