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Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Foodborne pathogens, Bacteriophage therapy, Microbiology, Genomics, Whole Genome Sequencing, Diagnostic tests, Antibiotic Resistance
Expert has been formally trained in basic and food microbiology and has developed extensive expertise in this area. As a Expert, he has conducted numerous (applied microbiology) research projects that evaluated bacterial physiology under various conditions with respect to growth…
Commissioning, Start-up and Validation of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Processes
Expert has over 30 years' experience in research, development, QA/QC, technical service, validation, manufacturing and engineering management. All of the above have taken place in the food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Expert has formal training in microbial physiology, biochemistry and…
Hospital Tests and Kits, Clinical Chemistry, Coagulation, Serum Controls, Manufacturing Processes
Expert received his PhD in Biochemistry (Enzyme kinetics on NAD kinase in 1981), where he proposed a mechanism, Rapid Equilibrium Random with two dead end complexes for the enzyme, using enzyme inhibition studies. He was able to apply this knowledge…
Acute Wound Healing, Animal Models, Re-epithelization, Wound Infection, Burn Wound Healing, Bacteria
Expert and her mentor, David Taplin were the first to identify flower water as a potential source of hospital acquired bacterial infections. She also worked on and helped develop a medium that has a color indicator to detect dermatophytes. She…
Microbial Fermentation, Industrial Microbiology, Biotechnology
Expert. Expert has led fermentation and strain improvement efforts for a variety of anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, statins, ion-channel inhibitors, and immunoregulant natural products produced by actinomycetes and filamentous fungi. Expert led development of the Glarea lozoyensis fermentation process for producing Cancidas®,…
Recombinant Protein Expression/Production, Molecular Biology
Through an 18 year career at California Biotechnology, Scios Inc., and Johnson & Johnson, Expert has gained extensive experience in the molecular biology of recombinant protein production especially in microbial systems such as E. coli (inclusion body and soluble), Pichia…
Food Technology, Nutraceuticals, Natural Health Products, Quality Systems
Expert has extensive knowledge and experience in the food science area, with specific focus on food ingredients. With over 20 years experience in food product development, with emphasis on ingredient processing, he has specific expertise in the development of powder…
Beer & Beverage Technology, Chemometrics & Multivariate Analysis, Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry
Expert has extensive experience conducting product and process research and development employing a range of disciplines including microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering on beer, cooler, fruit juice, and soft drinks. This work involves developing analytical methods for assessing the…
Biochemistry and Enzymology
A primary focus of Expert E. Expert's research efforts has been the determination of the mechanism of action of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. He has applied a wide range of kinetic techniques, including steady-state and pre-steady-state studies, isotope effect studies, inhibition, inactivation,…
Microbiology: Bacteria, Molds/Fungi – Identification, Quality Control, Remediation, Expert Witness
MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; MICROORGANISM IDENTIFICATION. Expert has expertise in the identification and control of microorganisms including aspects of sterilization, disinfection, and inhibition of microbes. He has extensive background in the application of control mechanisms and chemicals to all environments, including…