His career-related civic work is indicative of his passion for his profession and his true dedication to the advancement of science through pharmaceuticals.
KANSAS CITY, MO, October 12, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Richard Johnson has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Over the course of a career that began in 1960, Dr. Johnson has made incredible strides as a pharmaceutical executive and educator. He achieved success in prominent roles, including time as director of regulatory affairs for Syntex Laboratories, vice president of licensing, corporate development and business alliances for Marion Laboratories, and section head of research and development for Allergan Inc. A major contribution that Dr. Johnson made to U.S. medicine included a patent licensing role in Japan for two major new drugs: a life-saving cardiovascular agent and a gastrointestinal antiulcer product, which achieved combined U.S. annual sales of more than $2.5 billion. Today, he shares his expertise as an adjunct graduate professor at the School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City and founder/owner of KC Pharma, LLC, a technology transfer firm located in Kansas City, Mo. In recognition of professional excellence, Dr. Johnson earned a grant from National Institutes of Health Public Health Service Training and was named an American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education fellow. Additionally, he received a 50-Year Recognition Award from the California State Board of Pharmacy. Most recently, Dr. Johnson was selected for inclusion into Who's Who in Finance and Business, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the Midwest and Who's Who in the World.
Dr. Johnson has been involved in his professional community throughout his career. His career-related civic work is indicative of his passion for his profession and his true dedication to the advancement of science through pharmaceuticals. His most notable industry initiatives include serving as a trustee of the University of Missouri-Kansas City from 1996 to the present, member of the Kansas City Science Initiative and Research Committees, member of the Dean's Advisory Boards of the Schools of Pharmacy at both the University of California San Francisco, and the University of Missouri-KC, member of the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration Executive Roundtable at the University of Missouri and member of the State of Missouri Life Science Research Board in Jefferson City. Today, Dr. Johnson affiliates with the American Chemical Society, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education.
Dr. Johnson's educational background is as long as it is impressive. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Berkley in 1960, a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco in 1961, a Master of Science in Pharmacology from the University of California San Francisco in 1961, a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of California San Francisco in 1965 and a Master of Business Administration from Rockhurst University in 1984. As he looks to the next phase of his career, Dr. Johnson intends to continue various philanthropic projects through his company KC Pharma giving something back to his profession, community and academia.
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