Michael Hayden
Biochemistry
xenon pharma
Canada
Biography
Dr. Hayden has served as a member of our Board since November 1996. Dr. Hayden previously served as our Chief Scientific Officer from January 1997 to September 2012. Since September 2012, Dr. Hayden has served as President of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Dr. Hayden is also currently the Killam Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine. He is also the founder and Senior Scientist of the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia. He is presently the Program Director of the Translational Laboratory in Genetic Medicine in Singapore. Dr. Hayden received his MB ChB in Medicine in 1975, Ph.D. in Genetics in 1979 and DCH Diploma in Child Health in 1979 from the University of Cape Town. He received his American Board Certification in both internal medicine and clinical genetics from Harvard Medical School in 1982 and an FRCPC in internal medicine from the University of British Columbia in 1984.
Research Interest
Biochemistry
