Phyllis Gardner (clinical pharmacologist)

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Phyllis Gardner
Phyllis I. Gardner
Born1950 or 1951 (age 72–73)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Years active1976-present
Known forFirst skeptic of Elizabeth Holmes
Ion channel biophysics
Board member of
  • Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows
  • Ventaira Pharmaceuticals
  • Corium International, Inc.
  • Parnell Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd.
  • BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
  • Aerogen Limited
  • Aronex Pharmaceuticals
  • CohBar
SpouseAndrew Perlman[1]
AwardsJudith Pool Award
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Notable studentsElizabeth Holmes
Notes

Phyllis I. Gardner (born July 7, 1950) is a Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She has previously served as Dean of Education. Gardner was one of the first people to be publicly skeptical of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of blood testing company Theranos, who was later found guilty of investor fraud.[1][5][6]

Early life and education[edit]

Gardner completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois, where she specialized in biology.[4] She studied at Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1976.[4][7][8] She has held a license to practice medicine in California since 1979.[7] She completed research fellowships at Columbia University and University College London.[4][9] She was a postdoctoral fellow at University College London in 1982.[10] Gardner trained in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital.[4] She was a Chief Resident at the Stanford School of Medicine.[11] In 2002 Gardner argued against a merger of University College London and Imperial College London.[12]

Career[edit]

Academic research[edit]

Gardner joined Stanford University in 1984.[6][13] Her initial role upon hiring in 1984 was as assistant professor of medicine and pharmacology.[13] Gardner works on cardiac arrhythmias and cystic fibrosis pathogenesis.[4] Gardner was appointed Senior Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs at Stanford University.[14][9] She is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacology.[15][16] She led a laboratory that focused on ion channel biophysics.[17] In 2003, Gardner testified to the United States House of Representatives on the subject matter of applications of biotechnology research in the United States.[18]

Entrepreneurship[edit]

After spending ten years in academia, Gardner became interested in research and development and entrepreneurship.[17] She mentored women interested in pursuit of the field of science.[19] She gained experience within the of companies seeking out venture capital funding.[19] She developed several forms of slow released medication, including an adaptation for retention in the stomach.[20][21] Gardner has been involved with several start-ups in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.[12] From 1996 to 1998 Gardner served as Vice President of Research and Head of the Technology Institute at the Alza Corporation.[9] Gardner served as Director of the biopharmaceutical company Revance Therapeutics from 2007 to 2018.[22] She is an adjunct partner at Essex Woodlands Health Ventures.[23] She founded several companies, including the Genomics Collaborative, SKOLAR and the CambriaTech Holding Co.[24] She was appointed to the Board Of Directors of Ventaira Pharmaceuticals in 2006.[24] Gardner serves on the Board of Fellows of the Harvard Medical School.[25] She was appointed to the Board of Directors of CohBar, a clinical stage biotechnology company, in 2019.[4]

In 2002, Elizabeth Holmes visited Gardner at Stanford University.[19][6][26] Holmes proposed her idea for a microfluidic device that could detect and treat infectious diseases.[19][6][26] Gardner was critical of the proposal, and told Holmes she did not think her invention would be successful.[27][28][29] She explained to Holmes that it is not possible to use antibiotics on such a small scale.[6][30][31] Holmes dropped out of Stanford a few months later, but Gardner followed the evolution of Theranos.[30] Very briefly, both served on the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows after Holmes was given an invitation to join.[1] Gardner did not permit Holmes to visit the Stanford campus and called for her to be sent to prison.[32][19] Holmes was ultimately found guilty of criminal fraud, in the federal case, United States v. Elizabeth A. Holmes, et al. — which was brought by the United States against her and Theranos former president and COO Sunny Balwani.[6][1][5]

In media[edit]

Dr. Gardner was portrayed by Emmy Award-winning actress Laurie Metcalf in the Hulu series The Dropout about the rise and fall of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes.[33][34][35]

Awards and honors[edit]

Year Award Category Organization Result Ref.
1998 NCC-AWIS Award Judith Pool Award Association for Women in Science Won [2][3]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Gardner, Phyllis (1987), "Ion channels activated by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in plasma membrane of human T-lymphocytes", Nature, 326 (6110): 301–304, Bibcode:1987Natur.326..301K, doi:10.1038/326301a0, PMID 2434867, S2CID 4355950
  • Gardner, Phyllis (1995). "Activation of dual T cell signaling pathways by the chemokine Rantes". Science. 269 (5231): 1727–1730. Bibcode:1995Sci...269.1727B. doi:10.1126/science.7569902. PMID 7569902.
  • Gardner, Phyllis (March 28, 1997), "Nuclear Export of NF-ATc Enhanced by Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3", Science, 275 (5308): 1930–1933, doi:10.1126/science.275.5308.1930, PMID 9072970, S2CID 22590899
  • Rodriguez-Paris, Juan; Ballay, Charles; Inserra, Michelle; Stidham, Katrina; Colen, Tahl; Roberson, Joseph; Gardner, Phyllis; Schrijver, Iris (2008), "Genetic Analysis of Presbycusis by Arrayed Primer Extension", Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 38: 352–60, PMID 18988928
  • Teek, Rita; Oitmaa, Eneli; Kruustük, Katrin; Zordania, Riina; Joost, Kairit; Raukas, Elve; Tõnisson, Neeme; Gardner, Phyllis; Schrijver, Iris; Kull, Mart; Ounap, Katrin (2008), "Splice variant IVS2-2A>G in the SLC26A5 (Prestin) gene in five Estonian families with hearing loss", International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 73: 103–7, doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.10.003
  • Qu, Chunyan; Gardner, Phyllis; Schrijver, Iris (2009), "The role of the cytoskeleton in the formation of gap junctions by Connexin 30", Experimental Cell Research, 315: 1683–92, doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.03.001
  • Rodriguez-Paris, Juan; Pique, Lynn; Colen, Tahl; Roberson, Joseph; Gardner, Phyllis; Schrijver, Iris (2010), "Genotyping with a 198 Mutation Arrayed Primer Extension Array for Hereditary Hearing Loss: Assessment of Its Diagnostic Value for Medical Practice", PloS One, 5 (7): e11804, Bibcode:2010PLoSO...511804R, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011804, PMC 2909915, PMID 20668687
  • Traynis, Ilana; Bernstein, Jonathan; Gardner, Phyllis; Schrijver, Iris (2011), "Analysis of the Alternative Splicing of an FGFR2 Transcript Due to a Novel 5 ' Splice Site Mutation (1084+1G > A): Case Report", The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 49, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association: 104–8, doi:10.1597/10-217, PMID 21524234

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External links[edit]

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Professionalism/Tyler Shultz, Elizabeth Holmes, and Theranos


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