The Elmer Holmes Bobst Professorship of Pharmacology

psom shield placeholderFunds from the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation established the Elmer Holmes Bobst Professorship in 1963 to honor Foundation Director Elmer Bobst for his many years of philanthropic assistance to the medical sciences.

As Chairman of the Board of Warner-Lambert Pharmaceuticals Company, Mr. Bobst was dedicated to the improvement of public health through the advancement and promotion of medicine and pharmaceutical products. His generous support of the I.S. Ravdin Institute at the University of Pennsylvania enabled its completion in 1962.


 

James H EberwineCurrent Chairholder
James H. Eberwine, PhD

James H. Eberwine, PhD’s scientific interests revolve around the variation in function of single cells in complex cellular networks. This interest led him to develop, among other methodologies, single-cell PCR and the aRNA amplification protocol, and to coin the phrase “expression profile” to describe the relative abundances of RNAs, thus pioneering the field of single-cell biology. Dr. Eberwine is an inventor of over 170 patent applications and was elected to the National Academy of Inventors. He originated two long-running Cold Spring Harbor Summer Courses: “Advanced Techniques in Neuroscience” and “Single Cell Analyses.” He has received various awards, including a MERIT award from the NIH, the NIH Pioneer Award, an Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar Award, and the McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award. Dr. Eberwine currently serves on the NIH Council for National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and as a member of the NIH Multi-Council Working Group, which advises the United States Brain Initiative.

Previous Chairholders

  • George B. Koelle, MD, PhD 1963–1989
  • Garret A. FitzGerald, MD 2000–2007