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Dr. Whitcup is Executive Vice President and Head of Research & Development at Allergan. In this role, Dr. Whitcup is responsible for Allergan’s discovery efforts as well as the ophthalmology, Botox®/neurology, skin care, and new technology development programs worldwide. He is also on the faculty at the Jules Stein Eye Institute/David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Whitcup graduated from Cornell University Medical College and completed residency training both in internal medicine at UCLA Medical Center and in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary-Harvard Medical School. He then received fellowship training in uveitis and ocular immunology at the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Prior to coming to Allergan, Dr. Whitcup was Clinical Director of the National Eye Institute, and also served as head of the Clinical Branch and Director of the uveitis and ocular immunology fellowship program. Dr. Whitcup also served as Chair of the NIH Medical Executive Committee. | 