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Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law; Industries: Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences
Expert's Ph.D. thesis research concerned the plasma proteins, especially fetuin. He completed postdoctoral research fellowships at Harvard Medical School / NIH (Alzheimer’s disease, tau gene, genomic cloning), Johnson & Johnson (skin diseases, homeobox transcription factors), and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center…
Virology, Anti-infectives, Gene Therapy, Bioterrorism Research
He has extensive experience in the development and use of viral vectors for gene transfer and in particular has worked with both adenovirus and AAV vector delivery systems. His work with adenovirus vectors included some of the earliest research focused…
Recombinant Protein Expression, Purification, Cell-Based Assay Systems
Expert has expertise is in understanding the basic concepts of receptor-ligand interactions. He notes that this is one of the most fundamental processes present in creatures, from simple “cell-free organisms” such as viruses to complex multiorgan organisms like humans. As…
Gene Expression, Genomics, Microarrays, DNA, Drug Discovery, Product Development
Expert has worked in the biotechnology industry for more than 30 years. He has directed R&D efforts in gene expression technology, genetic engineering technology, DNA microarrays, and high-throughput screening at Sandoz (Novartis), Operon, Agraquest, and GenoSpectra. He has led product…
Molecular Diagnostics, Molecular Biology, Public Health
Expert has extensive expertise in molecular diagnostics, particularly for infectious pathogens. He is an expert in test development using state of the art technologies, including real time PCR. He has developed and implemented many tests for the detection of pathogenic…
Genomics
Expert worked with a team that cloned and expressed the enzyme T4 endonuclease VII for commercial distribution. He developed the basic assay of enzyme activity that was used in optimization and quality control of the enzyme. He is an author…
Regulation of Gene Expression
Expert has more than 14 years of international experience as a researcher in the areas of endocrinology, biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Nijmegen working on the regulation of gene expression of Proopiomelanocortin…
Biotechnology: All Areas of Business and Technology
Expert has extensive hands-on experience with, and knowledge of, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) probe technology, having worked in this area for 10 years. He used nucleic acid probe technology to characterize mammalian viruses and oncogenes while performing research supported by the…
Agro-Environmental/Biotechnology
BIOINSECTICIDES; BIOLOGICAL PESTICIDES. Expert [pronounced cawtch-a-tourians] has been the Director of the first BioInsecticide Research Laboratories at the University since he was appointed to the position in 1980. This Provincial Strategically Funded Program has established research and teaching programs in…
Cellular Immunology, stem cells, regenerative medicine,
CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNOCHEMICAL ASSAY. Expert's career has been spent in the area of basic and applied cellular immunology. He is very knowledgeable of infectious disease and the analysis of immune competence in humans and animals. He has…