The Allen Institute announced that Todd Peterson has joined as chief scientific officer, a new position at the Seattle bioscience research organization. Before joining the nonprofit institute, Peterson was chief technology officer for La Jolla, CA-based Synthetic Genomics. The institute also hired Lauren Hackett to serve as chief operations officer. She was most recently executive director of administration and chief business officer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, TN.
Author: Frank Vinluan
Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.
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