Curriculum Vitae:
John Joseph Kopchick
1950: Born in Punxsutawney, Pa., USA
1968: Graduated High School, Indiana Area Senior High, Indiana, Pa.
1972: Graduated B.S. Biology, Indiana University of Pa., Indiana, Pa.
1975: Graduate M.S. Biology/Chemistry, Indiana University of Pa., Indiana, Pa.
1980: Graduate Ph.D. Univ. Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas.
1980 - 1882: American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow, Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, N.J.
1982 - 1987: Senior Research Fellow, Merck Sharpe and Dohme, Rahway, N.J.
1987 - 2008: Professor of Molecular Biology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
1987 - 2008: Head, Section of Growth, Aging, & Diabetes, Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- I. 236 publications of which 185 are original, peer-reviewed papers. Also, 220 Published Abstracts
- II. Doctoral Thesis: "Biosynthesis of Rauscher Leukaemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase". 1980. Univ. Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumour Institute, Houston, Texas
Current Academic Position
Goll-Ohio Professor of Molecular Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Research Field
Molecular mechanisms underlying disorders in growth, aging, and metabolism (diabetes)
Patents
22 Patents including 6 on Growth Hormone Antagonists
Most Prominent Finding
Discovery of a new class of drugs, namely Growth Hormone Antagonists, currently approved for medical use
Boards
Member of three editorial boards (active)
Member of Growth Hormone Research Society Consul (elected to consul in 2007)
Mentor/Advisor
- 21 Ph.D. Students
- 14 M.S. Students
- 18 Postdoctoral Fellows
- 5 Visiting Professors
- 150 Undergraduate Students
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