Guy Barbato, PhD He studied Biology, Nutrition and Genetics while receiving degrees at Wilkes College [PA] and Virginia Tech [VA]. After a period in industry, he returned to academic training at Columbia and Rutgers Universities, followed by appointment at Penn State University as Assistant Professor of Physiological Genetics in 1987. Since that initial appointment, he has been promoted to Associate Professor and served as Chair of the Intercollegiate Graduate Program in Genetics. He has published > 40 papers in a variety of journals, served as consultant to numerous genetics companies with regard to both classical and molecular genetics, and heads a joint research project between US and French [INSERM] genetics programs. He provides expertise in physiological and molecular genetics.



Michael DP Boyle, PhD He studied Biochemistry at the University of Glasgow and the Chester Beatty Research Institute, Surrey England; where he received his Ph.D. in 1974. After service in various positions at the National Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Immunobiology, Bethesda MD, he served on the faculties of University of Florida, Gainsville, and the Medical College of Ohio, Toledo. In 2002 he accepted the William J von Liebig Chair in Biomedical Sciences, Juniata College, Huntingdon PA where he serves today. Dr. Boyle has published over 175 scientific papers and numerous book chapters on immunochemistry. He is a member of numerous societies and has served on the editorial board for four journals. He provides expertise in general and applied immunochemistry and immunology with special contributions in the plasma binding proteins associated with Streptococci.



John Diller, PhD He received training in Biology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [Blacksburg VA] and a PhD from Texas A&M [College Station TX] in 1991. After his degree is was employed at a variety of institutions [Texas A&M, U Washington, Baylor College of Medicine, Penn State Univ] and at Granada Biosciences Inc. He provides special expertise in molecular biology, genetics, genome analysis and related techniques.



Walter G Niehaus, Jr, PhD He studied Medicine and Biochemistry at College of St. Thomas [MN] and the Univ. of Minnesota followed by postdoctoral studies at Univ. Illinois, Karolinska Institute [Sweden] and Univ. Minnesota. He then served on the faculties at Penn State and Virginia Tech, retiring as Emeritus in 2000. In addition to membership in a number of societies, he serves on editorial boards of journals dealing with microbial physiology and provides ad hoc reviews for three federal granting agencies. He provides expertise in general biochemistry, enzymology, microbial and fungal metabolism and lipid chemistry.



John P Nolan, PhD He studied Chemistry, Biology and Biochemistry at U Illinois and Penn State, followed by post doctoral experiences at Penn State and Los Alamos National Laboratories. He joined the staff of the Bioscience Division at Los Alamos in 1996, directing a program in assay and instrument design, as optimized for studying molecular assembly and rapid kinetic analysis. In 2001 he added responsibilities as Director of the National Flow Cytometry Resource Center at Los Alamos, directing a multifaceted program in biomedical technology, assay development and high throughput screening. He has published over 40 research papers, and has been recognized for excellence in his field by awards from the International Society of Analytical Cytology and Los Alamos Laboratories. He currently is a Sr Scientist at La Jolla Bioengineering Institute. He provides expertise in general chemistry and biochemistry, kinetics, and analytical biochemistry.



Allen T Phillips, PhD He studied Biochemistry at Louisiana State University and Michigan State University. He then served on the faculties of Louisiana State and Penn State, retiring as Emeritus Professor in 2001. He has served as Editor of J Bacteriology and on the Editorial Boards of several other journals, member of review panels for five federal or private granting agencies. He provides expertise in general biochemistry, enzymology, microbial physiology and protein structure-function.