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Immunology, Vaccinology, Infectious Diseases, Recombinant Proteins
Expert has been involved in numerous animal studies examining various aspects of infectious disease agents. Expert has worked with animal models of infection with the following diverse pathogens: Schistosoma mansoni, Candida albicans, Borrelia burgdorferi, and S. aureus. In addition, he…
Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymers, Materials Testing, Plastics, Surface Chemistry, Biomaterials
Expert is a Ph.D. chemist with extensive industrial and academic experience. Industrial experience includes bench-level work at DuPont and senior executive experience at Bausch & Lomb. A former professor of polymer science at The University of Akron with over 100…
Nutrition: Animal & Human; Mineral Bioavailability, Support to Nutritional Claims
His doctoral thesis pertained to the study of fatty acid synthesising enzymes in the different subcellular fractions of rabbit during the development of atherosclerosis and the effect of estrogens on them. The postdoctoral work at Rice University was on the…
Biomaterials, Medical Device Rapid Prototyping, and Laser Processing of Materials
Since their invention in the early 1960s, lasers have found many uses in the medical field. Most current medical applications of lasers involve use as a “universal scalpel” in minimally invasive surgeries, which offer little contact, little blood loss, shorter…
Neuropharmacology, Aging, Brain Injury, Memory Impairments, Imaging, Neurodegenerative Disorders
Expert has worked on several projects involving Alzheimer's disease (AD). In particular, he has used genetically engineered mouse models to test ideas and answer questions related to how biological memory might be affected by AD pathophysiology. In addition, he has…
Biomedical and Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Programming
Expert has performed experimental work in biochemistry for his doctoral thesis. This work included isolation of mitochondria from Neurospora crassa and rat liver, isolation and purification of membrane proteins by electrophoresis and reverse-phase chromatography, gel electrophoresis and use of radioactive…
Molecular Oncology, Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, Immunohistochemistry, Diagnostics, and Pathology
Expert trained as a classical molecular biologist using viral model systems to examine regulation of gene expression and DNA replication in bacterial and animal viruses. His post-doctoral work focused upon regulation and malignant transformation caused by human papovaviruses and adenoviruses.…
Pharmaceutical Solid Dose Forms
He has worked in the development and manufacturing of chewable tablets either for the delivery of locally (oral) acting drugs with a variety of excipients and basic tableting technology and in the development of medicinal candy products enclosing vitamins flavoring…
Parasitology, Immunology, Microbiology, Bioterror Agents, Grant Writing, Med Writing, Expert Witness
Expert has extensive experience in the preparation and submission of 510(k) documents to the FDA for approval of Class II medical devices. His first work in 510(k) preparation and submission was in 1987 for acceptance of a rapid immunoassay for…
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…