John Morrow, PhD
John Morrow
John Morrow, PhD
Investigative Scientist

Dr. John Morrow has more than 30 years experience as an investigative scientist in the fields of immunology, rheumatology and microbiology. In addition to basic research he has also run a clinical reference laboratory (diagnostic immunology, University of London) and has extensive experience of product applications and development within the biopharmaceutical industry. Overall he has a "bench to bedside" balanced and practical view of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics

Industrial Experience

  • Principal Scientist and Director, New Technology Acquisition InBios International, Seattle
  • Consultant to numerous biopharmaceutical companies including Biogen-IDEC Pharmaceuticals (La Jolla, CA), InBiios (Seattle, WA) ImmPORT Therapeutics (Irvine, CA), Transcrip (UK), 3M Healthcare (UK), PPD Pharmaco (UK)
  • Founder CyVax Therapeutics, UK; 2000 (intellectual property now licensed exclusively to ImmPORT therapeutics)
  • Finalist, Glaxo Smith Kline-Medical Research Council business plan competition; 2000 Professional Positions

  • Professor, Affiliate Faculty, Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Research Scientist, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Associate Chair and Reader, Dept. of Immunology, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry (SB&RLSMD), University of London, UK
  • Chairman, Infection and Immunity Divisional Think Tank, SB&RLSMD
  • Senior Lecturer (Associate Prof.), Department of Immunology, SB&RLSMD, London, UK
  • Senior Scientist, IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, La Jolla, CA
  • Assistant Research Immunologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Cancer Research Institute, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco (UCSF), CA
  • Visiting Scientist, Cancer Research Institute, UCSF, CA
  • Postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Immunology, University College London, UK

    Other Professional Activities and Major Honors

  • Member, Vaccines for Microbial Diseases study section, NIH
  • Member, special emphasis study section, NIH
  • Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, UK
  • Chairman, Director and Trustee, British Society for Immunology (BSI)
  • Founder and Chairman, BSI Vaccine Immunology Group
  • Council Member, BSI
  • Editorial board member, Vaccine and Journal of Immunological Methods
  • Consultant, World Health Organization's meeting on the design of preclinical and clinical trials for immunomodulators in HIV infection
  • Consultant to the British All-Party Parliamentary Committee on AIDS
  • Member, American Society of Immunologists

    Education and Degrees

  • Doctor of Science (D.Sc.). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
  • Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), London, UK.
  • Ph.D. Immunology. University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
  • B.Sc. Microbiology. University of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

    Publications

    In excess of 110 publications in peer reviewed journals; four books; guest editor of special issues of Biochim Biophys Acta, Methods and Vaccine. In addition, 120+ presentations at scientific meetings and conferences; numerous invited lectures and seminars. Miscellaneous worldwide radio and TV interviews.