Biography

Thomas McCoy Roberts has served as our independent director since March 2014. Dr. Roberts has served as professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 2011. He has served as Co-Chair Department of Cancer Biology at Dana Farber Cancer Institute since 1995 and Co-director for the Dana-Farber/Novartis Drug Discovery Program since 1992. He was a professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from 1990 to 2011, associate professor of pathology from 1986-1990 and assistant professor of pathology from 1980-1986. He served as Chair in Division of Medical Sciences and Faculty Dean for Graduate Education at Harvard Medical School from 1995 to 2008. Dr. Roberts received a bachelor’s degree from Wabash College in 1970 and Ph.D. in Harvard University in 1976.