Board of Directors
David R. Koos, PhD, DBA Chairman
David Koos is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of Entest BioMedical Inc. Dr. Koos has over 26 years of investment banking and venture capital experience with a primary focus on fully reporting medical and biotechnology ventures. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Sociology and a Doctor of Business Administration in Finance. Additionally, he has authored / co-authored several peer reviewed journal articles primarily on biotechnology related subjects.
Management Team
David R. Koos, PhD, DBA Chairman
David Koos is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of Entest BioMedical Inc. Dr. Koos has over 26 years of investment banking and venture capital experience with a primary focus on fully reporting medical and biotechnology ventures. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Sociology and a Doctor of Business Administration in Finance. Additionally, he has authored / co-authored several peer reviewed journal articles primarily on biotechnology related subjects.
Feng Lin, MD, PhD - Director of Research
Dr. Feng Linhas a strong background in cell biology, cancer biology and therapy. He also has extensive experience with tissue imaging, and stem cell differentiation. Previously, Dr. Lin was a Senior Research Scientist, Research & Development with Inovio BC, San Diego and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla. He received his M.D. from Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, Changsha, China, along with a M.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and a Ph.D. Hematology & Physiology from the same institution. Dr. Lin's research work has been widely published in international scientific journals.
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Scientific Advisors
Brian Koos, M.D., D.Phil.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Dr. Koos is an internationally-recognized clinician-scientist who has published in diverse areas ranging from gestational diabetes to circulating endothelial progenitor cells, to adenosine receptors. To date he has 52 publications on Pubmed. He is board certified in maternal and fetal medicine, as well as obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Koos has a clinical interest in Amniocentesis, Chorionic Villi Sampling, Clinical Trials, Early Amniocentesis, External Cephalic Version, Fetal Diagnostic, General Obstetrics, Genetics, High Risk Pregnancy, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrical Ultrasound, and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. He obtained his MD from Loma Linda University in 1974, his internship and residency were at the Harvard Affiliate Brigham and Womens Hospital from 1975-1979. He received a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) degree in 1982 from Oxford University and a Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at USC from 1982-1983.
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Ewa Carrier, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics
University of California San Diego (UCSD)
Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Dr. Carriers research focuses on stem cell biology and its transplantation to cancer and organ repair. She focuses on the properties of pluripotent stem cells, including embryonic, fetal, mesenchymal and bone marrow stem cells, to generate differentiation protocols for the treatment of a variety of disorders. Clinically, Dr. Carrier works on multiple protocols related to stem cell transplant for cancers, such as leukemias, lymphomas and multiple myeloma as well as autoimmune diseases. She participates in the protocols within the NIH-sponsored Clinical Trial Network, and is a member of NIH-funded national consortium to treat autoimmune diseases with stem cells.
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Steven Josephs, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer
Therinject LLC, San Diego, CA
Dr. Josephs has 34 years of experience in research and clinical product development and production for biologics, gene therapy and medical devices. He has previously served as Director of Research and Development for Therapheresis, Inc., Head of Virology and Senior Research Scientist for Baxter Healthcare Corporation, and Director of Molecular Biology at Universal Biotechnology, Inc. where Dr. Josephs directed a group performing contract molecular biology services for government and private industry. Dr. Josephs has also served for the National Cancer Institute, where his duties included studies of the human T-cell leukemia virus as well as sequence determination and functional analyses of HIV. Dr. Josephs holds a B.A. in Chemistry, a Ph.D. in Chemistry and has been granted a Professional Certificate in Drug Development and an ADMET process certificate by the University of California, San Diego. He has also earned a Master of Science in Science Teaching.
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Vladimir Bogin M.D.
Partner and CEO
Cromos Pharma, LLC
3233 Wildwood Drive
Longview, WA 98632
Dr. Bogin is currently the President and CEO of Cromos Pharma, a contract research organization that specializes in biopharmaceutical clinical outsourcing into areas with the most compelling environment for biopharmaceutical research: Russia and Eastern Europe. From 2008 to 2009 he was also the Director of Boehringer Ingelheim (a privately held pharmaceutical company) where he was in charge of the phase IV program for Dabigatran Etexilate. While first being published in 1995 on the subject of liver care, he has continuously spanned his focus and research capturing the therapies for HIV, liver failure, Budd-Chirari Syndrome, Nontropical Pyomyositis, donor transplantations, endometrial regenerative cells (ERC), exosomes as a tumor immune escape mechanism, atrial fibrillation, COPD, and most recently left atrial enlargement. Dr. Bogin studied medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
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Gregory C. McDonald, D.V.M.
Principal Veterinarian
McDonald Animal Hospital
225 South Milpas Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Dr. McDonald is a well respected veterinarian with over 30 years of clinical veterinary experience. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (DVM) from Ohio State University in 1979. Currently he is the principal veterinarian of the McDonald Animal Hospital, which he founded over 24 years ago. His background includes both clinical and research aspects of cancer therapy. His practice includes veterinary applications of stem cell therapies, as well as traditional veterinary medicine. Dr. McDonald has authored numerous publications on various aspects of veterinary care.
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Brenda S. Phillips, D.V.M.
Medical Oncologist, Part-Owner
Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego
10435 Sorrento Valley Rd.
San Deigo, CA 92121
Dr. Phillips has extensive experience with veterinary oncology. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1992 from Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Phillips is currently a Medical Oncologist and part-owner of the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego ranging in responsibilities from management of medical oncology patients, clinical trials investigator, instruction of veterinary student externs and veterinary interns, and is also the internal medicine resident. She currently holds a chair position on the client experience committee. She is very active with her research activities, publications, board and committee memberships, presentations and teachings.
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