MICHAEL J.K. HARPER, Ph.D., Sc.D., MBA, FIBiol. Director, CICCR and GMP (703) 276-4022 mharper@conrad.org Dr. Harper has been the director of both CICCR and GMP since their inception in 1995 and 2000, respectively. He is also a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at EVMS. Dr. Harper brings to CONRAD his expertise in the fields of reproductive biology and fertility regulation. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1962 and his Sc.D. in 1979 from the University of Cambridge, U.K., and his M.B.A. in 1984 from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Harper has served as a technical officer at Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Pharmaceuticals Division (now AstraZeneca PLC), and as a scientific/medical officer in the WHO Special Programme of Research, Development, and Research Training in Human Reproduction. From 1975 to 1993, he was a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and from 1993 to 1995, in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Cell Biology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Harper has been a consultant on reproductive biology to many national and international organizations. He is a codiscoverer of tamoxifen, which is widely used for the treatment of breast cancer. He has published extensively on reproductive biology and contraception, including Birth Control Technologies: Prospects by the Year 2000 (1983).   « Back to GMP Staff page