Douglas A. Melton

Doug Melton
Born
Douglas A. Melton
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forResearch on cure for type 1 diabetes
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisThe expression of transfer RNA genes to other DNAs microinjected into Xenopus oocytes (1979)
Doctoral advisorJohn Gurdon[1]
Notable students
Website

Douglas A. Melton is an American medical researcher who is the Xander University Professor at Harvard University, and was an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute until 2022.[5] Melton serves as the co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and was the first co-chairman (with David Scadden) of the Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. Melton is the founder of several biotech companies including Gilead Sciences, Ontogeny (now Curis), iPierian (now True North Therapeutics Archived 2017-06-29 at the Wayback Machine), and Semma Therapeutics. Melton holds membership in the National Academy of the Sciences,[6] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a founding member of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.[7]

  1. ^ J B Gurdon; D A Melton (1981). "Gene transfer in amphibian eggs and oocytes". Annual Review of Genetics. 15 (1): 189–218. doi:10.1146/ANNUREV.GE.15.120181.001201. ISSN 0066-4197. PMID 7039494. Wikidata Q28277421.
  2. ^ R P Harvey; D A Melton (3 June 1988). "Microinjection of synthetic Xhox-1A homeobox mRNA disrupts somite formation in developing Xenopus embryos". Cell. 53 (5): 687–97. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(88)90087-6. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 2897242. Wikidata Q28283555.
  3. ^ M R Rebagliati; Daniel L Weeks; Richard P. Harvey; D A Melton (1 October 1985). "Identification and cloning of localized maternal RNAs from Xenopus eggs". Cell. 42 (3): 769–777. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(85)90273-9. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 2414011. Wikidata Q28300491.
  4. ^ Kaspar Mossman (26 May 2009). "Profile of Clifford Tabin". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (21): 8407–9. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.8407M. doi:10.1073/PNAS.0903946106. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 2688980. PMID 19458049. Wikidata Q28245644.
  5. ^ "Douglas A. Melton, PhD | Former Investigator Profile | 1994-2022".
  6. ^ Douglas A. Melton, Harvard University
  7. ^ Fox, Michael J. (May 3, 2007). "The 2007 Time 100: Douglas Melton". Time.