George D. Yancopoulos, MD, PhD

Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and President,
Regeneron Research Laboratories

George D. Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, has been Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and President, Regeneron Research Laboratories since December 2000 and a Director since 2001. Prior to that date, he was Senior Vice President, Research, a position he held since June 1997 and Chief Scientific Officer, a position he held since January 1998. Dr. Yancopoulos was Vice President Discovery from January 1992 until June 1997, Head of Discovery from January 1991 to January 1992, and Senior Staff Scientist from March 1989 to January 1991. He received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and his MD from Columbia University. Dr. Yancopoulos is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.