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ISB has named James Heath, PhD, as its new president, effective January 2018. Heath is widely recognized as one of the world’s most accomplished scientists, working on fundamental problems at the interface of the chemical, physical, biological, and biomedical sciences, with focus areas of molecular biotechnologies and oncology.
“To change the way medicine is done. Cheaper and better. Simple as that.” That was the reason William Ketcham “Bill” Bowes, Jr., cited when asked why he had supported ISB from the beginning.
ISB’s Moritz Lab, which specializes in proteomics, collaborated on research related to study pathogens from the stomach content and microbiome of Ötzi, a glacier mummy from the European Copper Age. The results were published in the journal Science.
Moritz, who joined ISB as associate professor in 2006, was promoted to full professor in 2015. ISB Co-founder Dr. Lee Hood announced the promotion.