Brief Biography:
* Founder of a Contract Research Organization which provides drug development annd scientific consulting services.
* Directed worldwide clinical research at pharmaceutical companies. Led the research teams that discovered and developed misoprostol (Cytotec).
*Taught pharmacology and toxicology to medical, dental and pharmacy students.
Academic positions:
Adjunt Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology section, Loyola-Chicago 1995-present.
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology, Chicago Medical School 1983-1990.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacolgy, Northwestern University 1983-1995.
Research interests:
* Clinical Pharmacology (Phase I to Phase IV).
* Gastrointestinal Pharmacology (mucosal defense, secretion and motility).
*Prostaglandins: Gastrointstinal, cardiopulmonary, urological and obstetrical actions.
*NSAIDs and GI mucosal injury.
*Drug development and regulatory affairs.
What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:
I think that it is a good idea and this is the reason that I am volunteering for this service.