Douglas A. Melton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American medical researcher
Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1953
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession: biologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Douglas A. Melton
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- Melton is the Xander University Professor at Harvard University, and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- Additionally, Melton serves as the co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and was the first co-chair (with David Scadden) of the Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology.
- Melton is a founder of several biotech companies including Gilead Sciences, Ontogeny (now Curis), iPierian (now True North Therapeutics), and Semma Therapeutics.
- Melton holds membership in the National Academy of the Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a founding member of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.
- With his wife Gail O'Keefe, Melton serves as Co-Master of Eliot House, an undergraduate residence at Harvard College.
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