President and CEO of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Beall was Chief of the Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases, and Resources Programs Branch of the Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). During his tenure at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Dr. Beall has been the architect of the Foundation's aggressive and entrepreneurial drug discovery program. Dr. Beall received his Bachelor of Science from Albright College and his doctorate degree in biochemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Beall has authored numerous articles that have been published in both scientific journals and textbooks.