Biographic Information
John D. Furber
Mr. Furber was a principal in starting five companies during the 1980s and 90s. Currently, he is running a biotechnology company, Legendary Pharmaceuticals, which is engaged in the discovery of pharmaceutical drugs and gene therapies able to repair and reverse accumulating molecular damage to subcellular mitochondria, lysosomes, nuclei, and extracellular proteins in order to prevent and treat serious, late-onset diseases commonly associated with aging. Legendary Pharmaceuticals is a privately-held small business.
Teaching: During the 1990's, he taught Human Biology at Skyline College, near San Francisco, and taught Management Decision Making at Menlo College, near Stanford. During the 1980's he taught Biology laboratory courses at the University of Kentucky and the University of California. He also started and ran a successful private tutoring service during the 1990's, which helped many students to learn Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Biology, and Computers.
Early career: He served four years on Capitol Hill at the Office of Technology Assessment. In 1979, he joined Solar Electric International, which set up photovoltaic-powered irrigation systems for World Bank projects in developing countries. He also started Pleasant Valley Software Corporation (1984) with a consortium of investors from Europe, India, Canada, and the US.
Laboratory training: In the mid-1980's he changed careers and began graduate school to study the biology of aging and regeneration, first at the University of Kentucky, and then at UC Irvine. During graduate school, his studies emphasized Developmental and Molecular Biology. His early laboratory projects included:
International: Mr. Furber has made multiple trips to Europe, India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean to consult, lecture, and study. These have given him an appreciation of other cultures, and opened some possibilities for foreign collaborations.
Professional affiliation: His professional memberships include:
John has created several web pages which provide useful links for researchers and the lay public interested in Aging, Nutrition, Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Molecular Cell Biology. For further details, please see http://www.LegendaryPharma.com/jdf/.
John D. Furber is the CEO and founder of Legendary Pharmaceuticals. He is an entrepreneur and scientist who has been studying the biology of aging and regeneration for more than 20 years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics and Mathematics from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1975, and a Master of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Irvine in 1990. Between degrees, he served the United States Congress as a Technology Policy Analyst in the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment.
Currently, at Legendary Pharmaceuticals, he is engaged in pharmacological research involving organic synthesis, purification, and testing, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance.
He is a frequent contributor at meetings in the fields of aging, mitochondria, autophagy, and oxidative stress. [List of symposia recently attended]
Since 2000, he has served on the Board of Directors of the American Aging Association.
The development of consciousness and maturity takes time...
It is grimly ironic that as adults mature
and begin to develop the wisdom
to live their lives well,
the processes of senescence begin to weaken the body and mind,
halting maturation, and eventually causing death.
Just recently, however,
Human intellect has evolved to the point of developing technology
to consciously direct the heretofore randomly-evolved cellular processes
and finally allow realization of the age-old dreams of rejuvenation.
-J.D. Furber 1994
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John D. Furber
Legendary Pharmaceuticals
PO Box 14200
Gainesville FL 32604-2200
johnfurber LegendaryPharma com
Telephone: 1-352-271-8711
Personal Web Site: http://www.LegendaryPharma.com/jdf/
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