Genentech appoints Morgan Sheng

Published: 21-Oct-2008
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Genentech has appointed Morgan Sheng to vice president of neuroscience.


Genentech has appointed Morgan Sheng to vice president of neuroscience.

In this newly created position, Sheng will be responsible for directing neurobiology drug discovery efforts at Genentech and will oversee the department of neurobiology. Sheng will report to Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D., executive vice president of research drug discovery.

"Morgan is widely recognised as a leading neuroscientist internationally," said Tessier-Lavigne. "Given his exceptional accomplishments in this field, I am confident that he will make significant contributions to our drug discovery efforts."

Sheng will be joining Genentech from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he is Menicon Professor of Neuroscience at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and RIKEN-MIT Neuroscience Research Center in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Science, and Biology.

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