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Geron appoints Alan Colowick as president, oncology

18 Oct 2006 - Geron Corporation announced the appointment of Alan B. Colowick, M.D., M.P.H., as president, oncology. In this newly created position, Dr. Colowick, 44, will manage the operational and strategic activities of the company's oncology programs. He will report to Dr. Thomas Okarma, Geron's president and CEO.
 
Prior to joining Geron, Dr. Colowick was the chief medical officer of Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc., where he was responsible for all aspects of non-clinical and clinical development and manufacturing. Before this, he held a wide range of positions with Amgen Inc. Most recently, he served as vice president of European Medical Affairs.
 
Dr. Colowick was a clinical and research fellow in hematology-oncology at Harvard University and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He earned his M.P.H. at the Harvard School of Public Health and his M.D. at Stanford University School of Medicine.