| Philip Leder Born: 19-Nov-1934
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Biologist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Harvard Geneticist Leder and Timothy Stewart were granted a patent on the first genetically engineered animal, the "oncomouse", in 1988. The mouse had genes injected into its embryo to increase susceptibility to cancer, thus aiding laboratory study. The patent is owned by DuPont, which charges high royalties for its use and controversially interprets its patent rights in a broad manner. University: Harvard University (1956)
Medical School: MD, Harvard Medical School (1960)
Administrator: Chairman, Biochemistry Dept., Graduate Program, NIH (1968-73)
Professor: Genetics, Harvard Medical School (1980-)
Administrator: Chairman, Dept. of Genetics, Harvard Medical School (1980-)
Administrator: Trustee, Rockefeller University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Senior Researcher (1986-)
Member of the Board of Genome Therapeutics Corporation
Member of the Board of Pharmacia (1990-)
Member of the Board of Schering-Plough (2003-)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Charles A. Revson Foundation Trustee
Hillary Clinton for President
Institute of Medicine
Joe Lieberman for President
National Academy of Sciences
Lasker Award 1987
National Medal of Science 1991
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