Dr. Hamilton joined Ceres in 1998. He served as the Chief Financial
Officer until September 2002, at which time he was appointed President
and Chief Executive Officer and subsequently elected to the Ceres Board
of Directors. Dr. Hamilton served as Vice Chairman of the Biotechnology
Industry Organization and Chairman of their Food and Agriculture Governing
Board from June 2003 until June 2005. He continues to serve as a member
of the Board of Directors. Earlier in his career Dr. Hamilton was a Principal
at Oxford Bioscience Partners, one of the leading investors in the genomics
field and a founder of Ceres. From 1990 to 1991 he was a Howard Hughes
Medical Institute Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hamilton
holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Hamilton joined Ceres in 1998. He served as the Chief Financial
Officer until September 2002, at which time he was appointed President
and Chief Executive Officer and subsequently elected to the Ceres Board
of Directors. Dr. Hamilton served as Vice Chairman of the Biotechnology
Industry Organization and Chairman of their Food and Agriculture Governing
Board from June 2003 until June 2005. He continues to serve as a member
of the Board of Directors. Earlier in his career Dr. Hamilton was a Principal
at Oxford Bioscience Partners, one of the leading investors in the genomics
field and a founder of Ceres. From 1990 to 1991 he was a Howard Hughes
Medical Institute Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hamilton
holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Vanderbilt University.