Francis J. Bullock

Dr. Bullock was born in Brookline, the son of Alba Bullock (Vitali) and Jeremiah F. Bullock of Dedham and graduated with honors from Dedham High School in 1954. He attended the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, where he was valedictorian of the class of 1958. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees in organic chemistry from Harvard University in 1961 and 1963. At that time, Harvard had what was considered the world’s best chemistry department. He subsequently did postdoctoral research at both Harvard Medical School and the University of California at Berkeley.

Dr. Bullock joined the pharmaceutical company Schering Plough in New Jersey as Vice President of New Drug Discovery in 1979 and served as Senior Vice President of Research Operations from 1981 until his retirement in 1994. During that period, Schering Plough became widely regarded for its success with the then new biotechnology techniques. Dr. Bullock oversaw early research on several of Schering’s significant new products of the time. These included the first biotechnology product ever approved for cancer, and very successful antihistamine, allergy and asthma drugs. He also oversaw a significant expansion of the number of doctoral level scientists working in research and the construction of major new research, biotechnology and drug safety testing facilities in New Jersey.

Prior to joining Schering Plough, Dr. Bullock worked in research as a head of medicinal chemistry at Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago, Illinois, and at Arthur D. Little, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

After his retirement he joined Arthur D. Little, working as a part-time consultant on pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. He also served on the National Research Council committees which advised the U.S. Congress on various national research training programs, the Boards of Directors of Genzyme Transgenics Corporation in Framingham, MA, NeoGenesis in Cambridge, MA, and Array BioPharma in Boulder, CO, all start-up biotechnology firms, and on the editorial boards of several pharmaceutical research publications. At various times he held adjunct faculty positions at Northeastern University, MIT, and Rockefeller University in New York. He was a member of numerous professional societies and the Harvard Clubs of Boston and New York. His biography is listed in Who’s Who in America.

Dr. Bullock was an avid pilot, first licensed in 1974, and regularly commuted from Chatham airport in his own plane.

His wife, Lorraine M. Bullock predeceased him in 2016. He is survived by a son, Gregory F. Bullock of New York City; a daughter, Christine Dalcomine of Millington, New Jersey; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; a brother Robert J. and his wife Maura of Acton; and a niece.

His visitation will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 9:30am to 10:30am in the Nickerson Funeral Home, 87 Crowell Road, Chatham, MA followed by his funeral Mass at 11am at Holy Redeemer Church, 57 Highland Avenue, Chatham. His burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Chatham, MA.

The family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to

Seaside Home Care

P.O Box 99

Chatham, Massachusetts 02633, in loving memory of Francis Bullock.