Charles J Arntzen was the Founding Director of the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, USA. He is an elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Inventors. He has received the USDA Award for Superior Service and served as chairman of the National Biotechnology Policy Board of NIH. From 2001-2009 he served on President Bush’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology. Prior to joining ASU, he was Boyce Thompson Institute’s CEO (affiliated with Cornell University). His earlier administrative experience included Director of Research at the Dupont Company and Deputy Chancellor in the Texas A&M University System. Charles J Arntzen was the Founding Director of the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, USA. He is an elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Inventors. He has received the USDA Award for Superior Service and served as chairman of the National Biotechnology Policy Board of NIH. From 2001-2009 he served on President Bush’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology. Prior to joining ASU, he was Boyce Thompson Institute’s CEO (affiliated with Cornell University). His earlier administrative experience included Director of Research at the Dupont Company and Deputy Chancellor in the Texas A&M University System.

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