Jack A. Grebb, MD

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Jack A. Grebb, M.D. (1953-2007)
Jack was psychiatrist who worked for 15 years leading the development of various psychiatric, neurologic, and pain drugs at pharmaceutical companies. He obtained his B.A. and M.D. degree's from the University of Vermont. Dr. Grebb completed his psychiatric internship and residency at the University of California at San Francisco, after which he completed a research fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, DC. Following his training, Dr. Grebb held joint academic appointments at the Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University, and in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University Medical Center. His major areas of research interest were schizophrenia, substance abuse, and the study of signal transduction in the nervous system. In 1992, Dr. Grebb started work at Abbott Laboratories, and subsequently moved to Johnson & Johnson, and then BristolMyers Squibb Company, at which companies he was in charge of the development of a number of major pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of psychiatric, neurological, and pain disorders. In addition to his research activities, Dr. Grebb was a contributing editor for the Kaplan & Sadocks Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, a leading textbook in the field. His extensive contributions centered on the areas of basic neuroscience and clinical psychopharmacology. Dr. Grebb also maintained his lifelong interest as a performer of classical organ music. Dr. Grebb started playing the organ when he was five years old, and held numerous church positions throughout his early training. Following his medical training, Dr. Grebb continued his music career by presenting benefit concerts in the US and Europe for a wide range of social and medical causes, including groups focused on the support of individuals and families with major mental illnesses.
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