Was responsible for discovery of the company's IP, patents, investor presentations, and scientific articles, creation and implementation of the strategic plan of the company. Managed the research enterprise, supervising and directing the scientific team.

CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, RESEARCH DIRECTORRAPID Pharmaceuticals Group (CSO), RAPID Laboratories (President, Research Director)September 2007 - 2015.Chief Scientific Officer, Manager and Director of biomedical scientific research teams in virology, immunology, and drug development, special expertise in oral peptide drug design. Creation of small peptide antagonists of inflammation and innate immunity. Supervised teams of scientists working in the areas of virology, immunology, drug development. oral peptide drugs.Secured FDA IND approval for HIV clinical trials, wrote and developed clinical protocols, investigator brochures, author of trial reports. Author of scientific publications.Created orally active peptide drugs to treat brain injury, neuropathy, neurodegenerative illnesses, Neuro-AIDS. Developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases including traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, seizures, and Neuro-AIDS.

Teacher, educator, mentor, researcher in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics. Supervised and mentored fellows and medical students.Recipient of research grants in the area of neuro-AIDS.Lecturer and teacher in courses of immunology and virology