 David Goeddel

David V. Goeddel (born 1951) is an American molecular biologist who, employed at the time by Genentech, successfully used genetic engineering to coax bacteria into creating synthetic human insulin, human growth hormone, and human tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for use in therapeutic medicine.Recruited by Bob Swanson in 1978, he was the first non-university scientist to be hired at Genentech, and the company's third employee.