Curriculum Vitae

B. David Stollar

Date of Birth: August 11, 1936
Place: Saskatoon, Canada
Present Nationality: US Citizen

Current Position:

Professor, Department of Biochemistry
TUFTS UNIVERSITY Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine,
Veterinary Medicine and Sackler School of Graduate
Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA 02111

Educational Experience and Appointments:

	a)	1958	B.A., University of Saskatchewan, Canada (Biology).
		1959	M.D., University of Saskatchewan, Canada
	b)	1959-60	Rotating internship, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada
		1960-62	Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
		1962-64	Deputy Chief, Biological Sciences Division, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Washington, DC (Captain, U.S. Air Force).
		1964-67	Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Tufts University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
		1967-68	Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
		1968-74	Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Tufts University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
		1974	Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Tufts University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
		1984-1986	Acting Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Tufts University Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences Boston, MA
		1986-2001	Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA
		2002-2004	Acting Dean, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
	c) Visiting Professorships
		1971 (July)	Visiting Professor, International Course in Immunology and Immunochemistry, Mexico City, Mexico.
		1971-72	Senior Fellow of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
		1976 (Fall)	Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
		1981 (June)	Visiting Professor, University of Tromsö School of Medicine, Tromsö, Norway
		1986 (Nov)	Dozor Visiting Professor, The BenGurion University School of Medicine, Beer Sheva, Israel.

Fields of Interest:

Biochemistry and immunology of nucleic acids and nucleoproteins. Autoimmune disease. Immunoglobulin gene expression. Recombinant immunoglobulin fragments. Catalytic antibodies.

Supplemental Experience:

Summer research assistantships in: The Canadian Dominion Forest Pathology Lab., Saskatoon, 1953; the Canadian Dominion Entomology Lab., Saskatoon, 1954; and the National Research Council of Canada Prairie Regional Lab., Saskatoon, 195558.

Society Memberships:

• American Association of Immunologists
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American College of Rheumatology
• Clinical Immunology Society

Editorial Board Membership:

• Analytical Biochemistry (1980-) (Executive Editorial Board, l988-)
• Journal of Immunology (1981-1985)
• Molecular Immunology (1980-1994)
• Arthritis and Rheumatism (1986-1989)
• Journal of Immunological Methods (l988-)

Local and National Associations:

• NIAID, Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation Research Committee, 1990-1994
• Arthritis Foundation
• Research Committee Fellowship Subcommittee 1985-1988
• Fellows Conference Committee, 1989
• Medical Foundation, Boston - Research Committee, 1988-1991
• Association of Medical School Departments of Biochemistry, Councilor, 1989
• New England Region Science Council, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, 1985 -
• Israel Cancer Research Fund, Scientific Review Panel, 1996 - 1999
• Human Frontier Science Program Panel of Reviewers, 1996 -
• NIAID Panel on HIV Vaccines, July 1997

Honors:

• Copland Prize - University of Saskatchewan College of Arts and Science, 1958;
• Gold Medalist, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, 1959;
• Medalist in Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine,1959;
• Commendation Medal, U.S. Air Force, 1964;
• Senior Fellowship of the Weizmann Institute of Science, 1971-72;
• Third Annual Alumni Lecturer, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, 1989.
• Distinguished Faculty Award, Tufts University School of Medicine, 1996.

Consultant and Visiting Committee Reviewer

• U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1964 - 1966
• Cetus, Inc, 1982-1985
• Seragen, Inc, 1984-1987
• Integrated Genetics, Inc. 1988
• State University of New York, Albany, 1988
• Alkermes, Inc., 1989 - 1995
• Catalytic Antibodies, 1993 - 1997
• State of Louisiana Board of Regents, 1993
• Medical College of Pa/Hahneman Medical School, 1996
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Visiting Scientific Board, 1996 - 1998

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