Robert Reese:

After graduation I attended Virginia Tech and received a BS in Biology/Chemistry in 1964. I went on to receive a PhD in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics from Yale University in 1973. In 1974 I was a Research Associate, Laboratory of Immunology and Hypersensitivity, at Rockefeller University and from 1974 to 1976 I was Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Immunology and Hypersensitivity, at Rockefeller University. From 1976 to 1981 I was Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Parasitology, also at Rockefeller University. From 1982 to 1992 I was an Adjunct Professor, Pathology, at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) where I taught in both Medical and Graduate Schools. Fro 1993 until 2003 I was an Adjunct Professor at San Diego State University. I hold five patents in the field of biochemistry. During my career I served on numerous professional committees and published frequently. From 1987 to 1993 I was Principal Scientist and Director, Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, at the Agouron Institute and on their Board of Directors. At Agouron Institute my laboratory not only continued the plasmodium falciparum studies but also helped in the development of the technology which allows the creation of synthetic products (drugs) based on atomic fine structures determined by x-ray crystallography. Because the possibility of immunizing against malaria had been seriously questioned, this work was considered important enough at the time that we became the focus of the international CBS news, and our work became the subject of two movies, one produced by the World Health Organization (shown on PBS), the other by Time-Life (used in High Schools).