INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

[ HUMAN     [ ANIMAL     [ AGRICULTURE     [ ENVIRONMENT     [ PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
PREVENTION          DIAGNOSIS          TREATMENT
 
Scientific, Key Management and Professional Support Team
 
Uma Mahesh Babu Ph.D
Executive Vice-President Research & Development
 
  • Dr. Babu is an International researcher and authoritarian in Immunnodiagnostics, who has been involved with Hygea's test kit development since the early 1990's and is a key participant in the field of metal ions research. Dr.Babu has extensive knowledge in both the human and animal sector and brings his past test development expertise from tests such as: detection of HIV, Hepatitis C, H.pylori, Chagas, Leishmania, Cytomegalovirus and allergen specific IgE. All of these are in the area of human diagnostics. In the veterinary arena, Leishmania, Immune staus determination, allergen specific IgE in dogs, cats and horses.
  • He is the lead scientist for Hygea and responsible for determining scientific development programming, supervision of project development and its primary technical resource.
  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska (1974)
  • B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics - University of Mysore, Mysore City, India (1968)
  • Post-doctoral training in Immunology
    - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (1974 - 1978)
  • Research Associate Professor - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (1978 - 1987)




Roy Eagleson - Ph.D., B.E.Sc., M.E.Sc.

Tenured Associate Professor in the faculty of Engineering --Graduate Research advisor in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Dept. Psychology. Associate Scientist and the John P. Robarts Research Institute. Scientist and Principal Investigatore at CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Research centre, LHRI/LHSC UWO). Was Vice-President Research and Development at Sonometrics Corporation, London, Ontario, (1999-2003) to develop patents, research grants, and direct a staff of researchers. Dr. Eagleson will be actively involved in both the rapid diagnostic test kit and metal ions research. Co-author of Metal Ions research paper.
 
DATE TENURED: July 1, 2000  
EDUCATION:      
Degree University Department Year
B.E.Sc. UWO Electrical Engineering 1983
M.E.Sc. UWO Engineering Science 1986
Ph.D. UWO Cognitive Science 1992
       


Recent Employment History:
Date Rank and Position Department Institution
July 1, 2000 To present Associate Professor (tenured) Computer and Software Engineering UWO
Jan 1, 1996-Jun 30, 2000 Assistant Professor (tenure-track) Electrical & Computer Engineering UWO
       
 


Dr. Jacob Eapen M.D., M.P.H
Dr. Eapen is a pediatrician and Public Health Commissioner for the County of Alameda, California. One of Stanford University's all time Top 40 Medical Graduates. He has been involved with the research since the mid 1990's and provides insight and support in the practical application of the research.
 
EDUCATION:      
1992 93
Stanford University, Lucile Salter Packard Children Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
- Resident. Member of Critical Care Transport team.
1991 92
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, Dept of Pediatrics, Galveston, Texas
- Resident
1984 85
School of Public Health, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, CA
- M.P.H. (Maternal Child Health).
1976 79
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
- D.C.H. (Diploma in Child Health)
1970 75
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA MEDICAL COLLEGE, Trivandrum, India M.B.B.S.
LICENSE
1992, California Medical Licensure
       
BOARDS
2004, Diplomate of the American Board of Ambulatory Medicine
1992,American Board of Preventive Medicine and Public Health B/E
1993,American Board of Pediatrics B/E
 
 HONOR ROLL AND AWARDS
Recipient of the first physician award from the Medical Board of California
Honored by Stanford Medical School Selected as one of 40 outstanding Stanford Medical Alumni from among 7000 graduates of the last 60 years to be profiled in a book commemorating 40 years of the Stanford Medical School in Palo Alto
 


Dr. Robert Goldsmith M.D. M.P.H., D.T.M.H

Retired Professor of Tropical Medicine and Epidemiology (Emeritus) at the University of California, Author. Principal overseer of research findings and advisor to both management and scientific team.
 
EDUCATION:      
       

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

YEAR

FIELD OF STUDY
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

B.S.

1949
Premedical
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

M.D.

1953
Medicine
University of California, Berkeley, CA

M.P.H.

1963
Epidemiology
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, Liverpool, England

DTM&H

1965
Tropical Medicine

Positions Held Outside UCSF After Completion of Postgraduate Training
 
University of Singapore. Dept.of Bacteriology Visiting Research Associate:
Consultant, (USP Parasitology) 1963-1965
Positions Held in the Dept of Epidemiologv International Health, UCSF 1985-1993
Assistant Research Physician (Virology); Hooper Foundation, ICMRT 1962-1966
Assistant/Associate Professor of Tropical Medicine & Epidemioicgy 1966-1978
Professor Of Tropical Medicine & Epidemiology (Emeritus, July 1994) 1978-present
 
 


Published Book

Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Editors: R. Goldmsith and D. Heyneman.
Appleton & Lange 1989
 


Hollee D Graber BS, MT, DA, DC, MRE - Associate Scientist
Twenty five years creating and managing medical laboratories; research and development; partnering with non-profit organizations; research and development TB, malaria and HIV tests and pharmaceuticals with USA pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies. She will be relocating to London ON.
 
EDUCATION:      
       
Bachelor of Science (1976)
Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
Major:Biology
Minor:Chemistry
Graduated Magna Cum Laude 3.86gpa
Medical Technology Internship (1977)
St Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Major: Medical Technology
Course work: urinalysis, hematology, coagulation, chemistry, immunohematology, parasitology, mycology.
Michigan Secondary Provisional Teaching Certificate (1986)
DA award for grades 6-7 Biology
DC award for grades 6-12 Biology, Chemistry
Master's Degree Religious Education (1993)
University of Loyola, New Orleans Institute for Ministry, Pastoral Studies
Master's of Sciences of Infectious Diseases (2004)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Disease

Recent Employment Activities
 
2000 - present
Volunteer for medical mission work in the Kenyan Field alongside husband Martin Graber, MD, doing developmental and consultation work with the Maasai Tribe, establishing health centers, community health programs, schools and water projects, partnering with non profit organizations Compassion International, World Vision, Africa Medical Research Foundation (AMREF), American pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies, helping to further development new rapid diagnostic tests for HIV, TB and Malaria, sexually transmitted diseases and others.
1998 -2000
International Aid Spring Lake, Michigan, Head of Laboratory Division, research and development of "Lab In A Suitcase" TM, for mission worldwide.


 
Martin J Graber, BA, MD -
30 years Board Certified in Family Practice, Emergency Physician for 11 years in Indianapolis, Indiana, past Clinical Instructor at Indiana University School of Medicine, Assistant Director, Family Practice Residency Program for six years, past Medical Director of Indiana Chapter of American Academy of Family Physicians, Medical Missionary for 25 years in Kenya with extensive experience in Infectious Diseases, including TB, and partnering with USA pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies for research and development of rapid diagnostics for TB, Malaria and HIV. His role assists in the practical application of theory in the real world, through his work in Kenya.
 
EDUCATION:      
       
Bachelor of Medical Science, Indiana University (1960)
Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (1964)
Rotating Internship, Lutheran Hospital, Ft Wayne, Indiana (1964/65)


Recent Employment History
 
1995 - 2004
Medical Director, Medical Outreach Program, South Narok, Naikarra
Kenya Medical Practitioner Board Registration #A2477
Kenya PIN # A001212679Q
DEA Number AG 2711667
1993 - 1994
World Medical Mission, Samaritans Purse, Somalia, Southern Sudan, Rwanda
1980 - 1993 Physician, Tenwek Hospital, World Gospel Mission
1973 - 1980 Clinical Instructor, Indiana University School of Medicine
1973 - 1981 Medical Director, Indiana Chapter of American Academy of Family Physicians
 

 
Dr. Michael J. Rieder MD, Ph.D FRCPC FAAP FRCP(Glasgow)
Dr. Rieder is the CIHR-GSK Chair in Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology, also Head, Section of Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology and Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Depts. Paediatrics, Physiology & Pharmacology and Medicine, University of Western Ontario.

He is a Clinical Pharmacologist and Pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, lecturer at UWO and a researcher at the John P. Robarts Institute. Well published. He will be the lead researcher in the IBR metal ions research for treatment solutions in the animal market and is a co-author of the metal ions paper, leading to the patent filing by IBR.

Additionally, he will co-ordinate the test kit clinical trials within the children's test sector, with children's hospitals in London ON, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City and Vancouver, B.C. He will also be directly involved in the clinical trial management of the equine test kit sector.

He is broadly peer connected, with access to intellectual input/review from associates in the U.K., Hong Kong and many other international centers.
 
Rank: Professor (Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, with cross-appointments to the Department of Physiology & Pharmacology,
Department of Medicine and to the Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology)
 
EDUCATION:      
       
  • MD (Great distinction), College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 1980
  • LMCC, 1980
  • FLEX, 1980
  • FRCPC, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Paediatrics), 1984
  • Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, 1986
  • PhD, Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Supervisor: Dr. S.P. Spielberg, Thesis Title: Clinical Characteristics and Biochemical Determinants of Sulphonamide Hypersensitivity Reactions", 1992
  • FRCP (Glasgow) with distinction, 2002
 
  • Hospital Appointments:
 
1985 - Paediatrics Consultant Staff, Emergency Paediatrics, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
1986 - 89 Associate, Emergency Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
1988 - Active Medical Staff, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
1988 - Consulting Staff, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario


 
Dr. José Walter Vieira de Figueiredo, MD.
Dr. Jose Walter is based in Sao Francisco, Brazil and has been the Head for Centre of Study for STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) working with children and adults of the inner cities. He is well published and versed in the areas of chagas, leishmania, malaria, tuberculosis. He will remain in Brazil to assist with clinical trials and research development. (CV is currently in Spanish and will be made available upon request)



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