1. Norman Edward "Ned" Sharpless was born on September 20,1966 and is the previous Director of the National Cancer Institute.
16 Facts About Norman Sharpless
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Norman Sharpless was named to head the NCI on June 10,2017, and took office on October 17,2017.
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Norman Sharpless served as Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drugs from April 5,2019 until November 1,2019, after which he returned to the NCI.
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Norman Sharpless stepped down from the post at the end of April 2022.
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Norman Sharpless studied mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a John Motley Morehead Scholar.
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Norman Sharpless earned his medical degree with honors and distinction at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
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At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Norman Sharpless ran a basic science laboratory that utilized genetically engineered mice to study cancer and aging, and was co-founder and co-director of the UNC Lineberger Mouse Phase I Unit.
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Norman Sharpless's research focused on how normal cells age and undergo malignant conversion.
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Norman Sharpless has published numerous papers that show the role of p16INK4a in shutting down the stem cells that renew the body's various tissues.
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Norman Sharpless is a founder of Sapere Bio, a clinical-phase biotechnology company measuring physiologic reserve to improve healthcare.
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In 2010 Norman Sharpless's lab reported the first known human circular RNA produced from a long non-coding RNA, and linked its expression to alleles strongly associated with risk of atherosclerosis.
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Norman Sharpless coined the term "backsplicing" to refer to the process by which these circular RNAs might be formed.
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Norman Sharpless has authored or co-authored more than 170 original reports, reviews and book chapters recorded in the PubMed.
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Norman Sharpless has 12 issued or pending patents for his inventions.
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In 2016, Norman Sharpless was elected to a three-year term on the Association of American Cancer Institutes' board of directors.
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Norman Sharpless is an appointed member of the National Institute of Aging's National Advisory Council on Aging.