William A. Haseltine

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William Alan Haseltine
Born (1944-10-17) October 17, 1944
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California Berkeley,
Harvard University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
External audio
“Pandemic Perspectives: Interview with William Haseltine”, Science History Institute, May 28, 2020.

William A. Haseltine (born October 17, 1944) is an American scientist, businessman, author, and philanthropist. He is known for his work on HIV/AIDS and the human genome.

Haseltine was a professor at Harvard Medical School, where he founded two research departments on cancer and HIV/AIDS. He is a founder of several biotechnology companies, including Cambridge Biosciences, The Virus Research Institute, ProScript, LeukoSite, Dendreon, Diversa, X-VAX, and Demetrix. He was a founder chairman and CEO of Human Genome Sciences, a company that pioneered the application of genomics to drug discovery.

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