Robert D. Wells, Ph.D. Robert A. Welch Endowed Professor of Chemistry Institute of Biosciences and Technology Texas A&M Health Science Center Texas Medical Center Houston, TX 77030

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Dr. Wells has received substantial honors, medals, and awards, presented distinguished or named lectures, and has provided extensive academic and industrial consultations in the U.S. and at least 19 foreign countries. He was the recipient of uninterrupted support from the National Science Foundation on a series of research grants entitled, “Studies with Defined Deoxyribonucleic Acids,” from 1967-1994. Dr. Neal Lane (Director, National Science Foundation) stated that this 27-year funding with no hiatus may be a record. Also, he served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry for 13 years and received the Citation for Distinguished Service from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on May 2, 1988.

Furthermore, he received the Medal of the University of Lodz, Poland in April 1992 by Declaration of the University Senate for, “Contributions and Service to the Nation, Science, and Education”. In April 1992, he presented the 6th H.G. Khorana Lecture at the invitation of the British Royal Society of Chemistry at Sheffield University, U.K.

Dr. Wells co-founded Alatech Associates Inc. in 1984 with Dr. John A. Thompson. He has actively participated with a number of chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, petrochemical, venture capital, and related companies. He has served in the following capacities: scientific consultant, strategic business planning, co-founder, member of Scientific Advisory Boards, intellectual property issues, Federal and State government regulations and licensing, design, construction, and implementation of research and office facilities, university-industry-government interfaces, etc. These companies include: Bethesda Research Laboratories, (BRL, Inc.), Eastman Kodak, Phillips Petroleum Company, Upjohn Corporation, Alatech Associates, Inc., Amoco Research Center, Syntex Corporation, Banyu Merck, Dupont, and approximately thirty other companies.