Dr. Van Nest has been our Vice President Preclinical Research since November 2000 and previously served as our Senior Director of Preclinical Research since joining us in November 1997. From 1985 until he joined us in 1997 Dr. Van Nest was employed by Chiron Corporation where he served in several positions of increasing responsibility culminating in a position as Acting Head of Vaccine Research. At Chiron Dr. Van Nest directed the development of novel adjuvants and delivery vehicles for subunit vaccines for herpes HIV influenza hepatitis B virus hepatitis C virus and cytomegalovirus. Dr. Van Nest has authored over 40 publications. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Arizona and his BA from the University of California Riverside.
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