Ed Scolnick

Ed M.
Scolnick is currently the Director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and National Academy of Medicine.
He previously served as Director at EMD Millipore Corp., Renovis, Inc., Hypnion, Inc., Link Medicine Corp., and Chiasma, Inc. He was also a Director at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2008 to 2010.
Additionally, he served as Senior Vice President-Cell Biology Research at Merck & Co., Inc. from 1982 to 2002, and as President of Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC from 1982 to 2003.
He was also a Director at the US Food & Drug Administration and National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Scolnick received his undergraduate degree in 1961 and doctorate in 1965 from Harvard University.