Peter G. Schultz

Peter G. Schultz
Born (1956-06-23) June 23, 1956 (age 68)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
AwardsACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1990)
Wolf Prize (1994)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical biology
InstitutionsThe Scripps Research Institute,
Doctoral advisorPeter Dervan
Other academic advisorsChristopher Walsh
Notable studentsDavid Liu
Sara Cherry
Nathanael Gray
Kevan M. Shokat
Lei Wang
Virginia Cornish
Alice Y. Ting
Young-Tae Chang

Peter G. Schultz (born June 23, 1956) is an American chemist, entrepreneur, and nonprofit leader. He is the CEO and President and Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research,[1] the founder and former director of GNF,[2] and the founding director of the California-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines,[3] established in 2012. In August 2014, Nature Biotechnology ranked Schultz the #1 top translational researcher in 2013.[4] Schultz's contributions to the field of chemistry have included the development and application of methods to expand the genetic code of living organisms, the discovery of catalytic antibodies, and the development and application of molecular diversity technologies to address problems in chemistry, biology, and medicine.

  1. ^ "From Bench to Bedside". Alta Online. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ^ "Xconomy: Peter Schultz Exits Top Job at Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation". 2010-07-14.
  3. ^ www.fitchratings.com https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-upgrades-scripps-research-ca-rev-bonds-to-a-outlook-positive-05-02-2024. Retrieved 2024-11-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Huggett, Brady; Paisner, Kathryn (7 August 2014). "Top 20 translational researchers in 2013". Nature Biotechnology. 32 (8): 720. doi:10.1038/nbt.2986. PMID 25101739.