Floyd “Ski” Chilton, PhD. is widely recognized in academia and industry for his work on the role of fatty acids in human disease. Dr Chilton also has extensive experience in leading organizations in both academia and industry. Dr. Chilton is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Dr. Chilton founded a biotechnology company, Pilot Therapeutics, and served as President, CEO and Chief Technology Officer of Pilot Therapeutics from late 2000 to 2003. In 2003, Dr Chilton was named as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist for the Carolinas (1 of 3 finalist from over 400 CEOs in North and South Carolina in the Biotechnology/Life Sciences category).
Prior to Pilot Therapeutics, Dr. Chilton founded the Program in Molecular Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and helped built it into one of the most successful Programs of its kind in the United States. During his time in academia, Dr. Chilton has served as Director of Molecular Medicine, Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry at the Wake Forest University Scool of Medicine. Dr Chilton was also Associate Director of the Asthma and Airways Diseases Center and Associate Director and Programs in Clinical Research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Prior to Wake Forest, Dr. Chilton served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Chilton holds 32 issued and 17 pending patents. He has authored or co-authored over 110 scientific articles and book chapters. Dr. Chilton has served as Chairman and has organized several international meetings on dietary regulation of human disease and lipid metabolism. Dr. Chilton obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Wake Forest University in 1984. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Pharmacology at the University of Colorado until 1986. He has received numerous awards in his career including the Cowgill Scholar Award at Wake Forest, the Sigma Xi Research Award at Wake Forest, the 1999 Distinguished Academic and Achievement Award from Western Carolina University and The Distinguished Service and Teaching Award from the Italian Congress on Allergy and Immunology.
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