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Serial Entrepreneur with background in molecular biology and physics. Major interest is in building knowledge bases in technical fields to help bridge the gap between science, policy makers, the media, and the public. Have built and sold a successful genome annotation company. Currently working on a company to build comprehensive knowledge bases for the renewable energy industry.Scientist with extensive experience in molecular biology and proteomics. Have worked for 17 years at a world-class research laboratory. Pioneered techniques of large-scale protein separation which served as a precursor to the modern field of proteomics. Information technology professional with experience in development of large software systems. Built one of the first image analysis systems for proteomics research and protein database construction. Currently building a large-scale distributed system for knowledge organization which couples human curation with automated knowledge gathering and structuring.Specialties: Management of start-up technology companies, fund raising through venture capital and grants, scientific presentations and public lectures, software technology for distributed knowledge organization

Listed skills include Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Protein Chemistry, Proteomics, and 13 others.