David Sanders (biologist)
David Sanders is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Purdue University. [1] He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Yale College in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. [2] He conducted his Ph.D. research in Biochemistry with Dr. Daniel E. Koshland, Jr., who was then editor of the journal Science, at the University of California at Berkeley.
Scientific career
He originated the idea of the "Molecule of the Year" feature in Science. He was a Visiting Scientist at the University of California at San Francisco, and then a postdoctoral fellow at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, which is affiliated with M.I.T. It was there that he began his studies on the entry of viruses into cells with a focus on the inhibition of infection and applications to gene therapy.
He joined the Markey Center for Structural Biology at Purdue University in 1995, where he is the leader of the Molecular Virology program [3] and also a member of the Cancer Center. He was the discoverer of a biochemical reaction that leads to the entry of cancer-causing retroviruses into cells. [4][5][6] He also is the holder of a U.S, patent on a novel gene-therapy delivery technique.[7]
His work on the Ebola virus led to his participation in the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention Program, a product of the Nunn-Lugar legislation. [8] His responsibilities included inspecting the Vector laboratory in Siberia, which was the site of biological-weapons development in the era of the Soviet Union. He has investigated the transmission of viruses from other animals, especially birds, to humans and has been invited to speak on ethics, [9] biodefense, evolution, gene therapy, vaccination and influenza viruses in public forums including regular interviews on WIBC in Indianapolis, [10]
He is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Award for his work on an enzyme that is involved in production of the greenhouse gas and potential energy source, methane [11]He is also an American Cancer Society Research Scholar. In 2003 he conducted his sabbatical research at the Weizmann Institute in Israel.
Political career
Sanders was the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 4th District of Indiana in 2004 and 2006. He was also elected by Democrats of the 4th Congressional District of Indiana to serve as a delegate pledged to Barack Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.[12]
On January 21, 2010, Dr. Sanders filed as a candidate for Indiana's 4th Congressional District[13][14][15]followed by an appearance on CNN[16] with the announcement of Steve Buyer's resignation.
References
- ^ Department Biological Sciences, Purdue University, [1], Web. 2 February 2010,
- ^ "David Sanders Lab, Bio" [2], Web. 2 February 2010
- ^ "Indy.com | Post: Schools waging the good fight against flu | Indianapolis, Indiana." Indy.com | Indianapolis, Indiana., [3], Web. 2 February 2010
- ^ http://www.springerlink.com/content/grxj7427006342x3/, [4], Web. 2 February 2010
- ^ "ScienceDirect - Drug Discovery Today : Ancient viruses in the fight against HIV." ScienceDirect - Home., [5], Web. 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Localization of the labile disulfide bond between SU and TM of the murine leukemia virus envelope protein complex to a highly conserved CWLC motif in SU that resembles the active-site sequence of thiol- disulfide exchange enzymes -- Pinter et al. 71 (10): 8073 --." The Journal of Virology., [6], Web. 2 February 2010.
- ^ US 7033595, "Pseudotyped retroviruses and stable cell lines for their production"
- ^ "Making a name by being himself." Evansville Courier & Press: Local Evansville, Indiana News Delivered Throughout the Day., [7], Web. 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Student Pugwash conference at Purdue University. : Adventures in Ethics and Science." ScienceBlogs., [8], Web. 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Researchers Continue Learning About H1N1 | Indy's News Center - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis - Live. Local. First." Indy's News Center - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis - Live. Local. First., [9], Web. 2 February 2010
- ^ "DIR9." Nsf.gov - National Science Foundation - US National Science Foundation (NSF). , [10]. Web. 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Indiana Democratic Delegation 2008." The Green Papers: United States Midterm Election 2010. [11]. Web. 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Sanders Makes Third Run for House Seat." WLFI.com [12]. Web. 21 January 2010.
- ^ http://newsbug.info/articles/2010/02/02/monticello_herald_journal/local_news/doc4b67ac977b917021514072.txt
- ^ http://reporter-times.com/stories/2010/02/09/news.qp-0341310.sto
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDG7ueDLbOM