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Gerald D. Cagle, Ph.D. was named Senior Vice President, Research & Development of Alcon Laboratories, Inc. in 1997. In this position, he is responsible for Alcon's global Research & Development efforts. He previously served as Vice President, Development.
Jerry joined Alcon in 1976 as Senior Scientist in Ophthalmic Microbiology. He was named Director, Ophthalmology in 1982, Senior Director in 1984 and Vice President, Development, in 1985. He served as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs in 1988, then returned to Development in 1989.
He holds a BS from Wayland College and MS and Ph.D. degrees from North Texas State University (now named The University of North Texas). Jerry is also a graduate of the Harvard Program for Management Development, has written or collaborated on numerous papers and contributed to several textbooks on Microbiology and Biology. | 