Bruce A. Sullenger
Professor, Surgery.
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN / B.Sc. / 05.1986 / Biology
Cornell University, New York, NY / Ph.D. / 05.1991 / Molecular Biology
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO / Postdoc / 08.1994 / Biochemistry
Positions and Employment
1991 – 1994 : Research Fellow in Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Thomas R. Cech
1994 – 1998 : Assistant Professor of Surgery and Genetics, Director of Discovery Research, Center for Genetic and Cellular Therapies, Duke University Medical Center
1998 – 2001 : Associate Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
2000 – 2015 : Vice Chair for Research, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
2001 – present : Professor, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
2004 – 2009 : Chief Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
2006 – 2016 : Director Duke Translational Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center
Honors
1995 : Recipient of the Sandoz Award
2000 : Awarded the Azure De Ellis Research Award for Sickle Cell Research
2003 : Awarded the Joseph and Dorothy Beard Endowed Chair in Experimental Surgery
2004 : Awarded the Ruth & A. Morris Williams, Jr. Faculty Research Prize, Duke University
2008 : Elected Board Member and Treasurer of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society
2009 : Recipient of the 2009 Duke Research Mentoring Award for Translational Research
2013 : Elected to the Board American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy
2014 : Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2015 : Awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)
2017 : Recipient of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award