Vice President for Research

David Lee is the Vice President for Research at the University of Georgia (UGA) and also the Executive Vice President of the UGA Research Foundation (UGARF). He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Stanford University, his D.Phil. in Biochemistry from the University of Washington (Seattle), and post-doctoral training at Washington University and the University of Washington. He was a senior scientist at Oncogen/Bristol Myers Squibb from 1983 to 1985 before joining the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He remained on the faculty at UNC for 20 years and during this time served on the senior leadership team of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. From 1998-2005, he was also Head of the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics in the School of Medicine. He joined the University of Georgia in his current capacity in 2005.

Dr. Lee is recognized for research into the molecular regulation of normal and cancer cell growth, and in particular for studies describing Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)-like protein activators of the erbB/HER family of tyrosine kinase receptors. He was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2004.

Dr. Lee recently completed service on the Executive Committee of the Council of Research Policy and Graduate Education (CRPGE) of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU). He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Southeastern University Research Association (SURA) and on the Board of Directors of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) and the Department of Energy/Office of Science Bioenergy Science Center.