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Natural and Processed Cheeses, Spray Drying, Food Processing and Packaging, R&D, and Sanitation
Expert has a BS degree in Dairy Manufacturing with a minor in chemistry, an MS degree in Food Science, and a Ph.D. in Food Science with a minor in Biochemistry. He was also trained as a Dairy products judge. He…
Biopharmaceutical Development
Expert, PhD, is a consultant in the field of BioPharmaceutical Development. He has over 23 years of biotech industry experience in biotherapeutic and diagnostics development, having held senior positions at several biotech companies, most recently, VP of Biologics Development at…
Genomics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
Has worked in the area of plant tissue culture, plant genetic engineering and genetic transformation using particle bombardment, with crops such as sorghum and pearl millet. Also, constructed cDNA libraries. He is currently genomics and bioinformatics of Pierce's disease in…
Engineering Systems, R&D, Infrastructure, Governance, Projects and Program Management, Risk Management
Expert began research in computational mechanics of fibre-reinforced composite materials through which he obtained his PhD. With this background, he explored other advanced materials like piezoelectrics. Piezoelectric materials are essential for the development of SAW sensors. Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)…
Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology: Enzymology, Protein Biochemistry, Industry
As a researcher in plant molecular biology, he published scientific data relevant for genetic modification of crops. He generated and characterized genetically modified plants, and published these data in peer-reviewed scientific journals. This research, and tangential research, allowed him to…
Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, Drug Development, Product Liability, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutical Patents
Expert worked in pharmacological research concerning opiate analgesics. The objective of the research was to find an anti-diarrheal drug with minimal analgesic and addiction potential. In particular, he led the research team that discovered and developed nufenoxole, an antidiarrheal drug.…
Pharmaceutical & Life Science Research and Manufacturing, New Drug Discovery, Therapeutic Strategy
By using standard analytical tools of cellular and molecular biology he has elucidated the molecular mode of action of an anti-diabetic candidate BMOV on the key components of insulin signaling cascades like IR Kinase (IRK) and IRS complexes including gross…
Business Development and Licensing, Life Sciences
He has broad expertise in the life science industry, ranging from technical and business development of biological and conventional drugs, diagnostics and human nutrition. Expertise involves the use of conventional and molecular diagnostics in disease diagnosis and drug development with…
Plant Cell Cultures, Somatic Embryogenesis of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms, Lab Scale-up, and Automation
Expert has over 30 years of experience in plant tissue culture. He has developed a number of tissue culture systems based on direct or indirect somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis. These systems were designed to be easy to use, to be…
Plant Biotechnology
Dr. Gaitan-Gaitan has worked in the agriculture biotechnology field, with an ample experience a s a plant breeder and trait development and introgression scientist. He has worked in this field applying modern concepts to combine with the current agricultural practices…