20 Facts About Joshua Boger

Joshua S Boger was born on April 12,1951 and is an organic chemist and the founder of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

Joshua Boger is considered a pioneer in the field of structure-based rational drug design.

Joshua S Boger was born on April 12,1951, in Concord, North Carolina to Charles E Boger, Jr.

Joshua Boger received a bachelor's degree in chemistry and philosophy from Wesleyan in 1973.

Joshua Boger received his master's degree in 1975 and doctorate degree in chemistry in 1979.

Joshua Boger did postdoctoral research in molecular recognition with Jean-Marie Lehn from the Universite Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France.

Joshua Boger initially worked on hypertension drugs, developing a highly potent renin inhibitor.

Joshua Boger has served variously as its president, CEO and chairman of the board.

At Vertex, Joshua Boger pioneered an approach to structure-based rational drug design that changed the way that drug development occurred.

Joshua Boger retired as CEO of Vertex as of May 23,2009, but remained on the Vertex Board of directors until June 2017.

In May 2012 Joshua Boger became executive chairman of Alkeus Pharmaceuticals.

Joshua Boger is a founding director and chairman of NEHI, established in 2002.

Joshua Boger is a founding director and vice-chairman of the Alliance for Business Leadership, established in 2006.

Joshua Boger is a member of the board of fellows of the Harvard Medical School.

Joshua Boger is an advocate of liberal education who has been strongly involved with his alma mater, Wesleyan University.

Joshua Boger became a member of the board of trustees of Wesleyan University as of 1999, and chairman of the board of trustees as of 2009.

Joshua Boger has been the chairman of the board of directors of the Celebrity Series of Boston.

Joshua Boger has served as the vice-chairman of the Boston Museum of Science.

Joshua Boger has been honored by the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action of Boston for his activities.

In 2000, Joshua Boger combined his interests in scuba diving and photography by photographing the coral reefs off Wakaya Island near Fiji.