Two top TGen officials appointed to new positions on the Arizona Technology Council

October 31, 2008

By hammersmith

[Source: TGen] – Dr. Michael Berens and MaryAnn Guerra – two top officials of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) – have been appointed to new positions on the board of directors of the Arizona Technology Council.

Dr. Berens, Director of TGen’s Cancer and Cell Biology Division, was named Chairman Emeritus on the ATC board, one of four new executive officers named to two-year terms. Dr. Berens, who has served six years on the board – the past two as Chairman of the nearly 500-member organization – also was one of five Director’s Emeritus named to serve indefinite terms on the board.

“It is an honor to be named by my peers on the board as one of the organization’s leaders. My goal is to strengthen the Arizona Technology Council’s efforts to grow the state