The PRs on iHub still include "Dr. David Kaplan Joins Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Scientific Advisory Board" while never saying anything to contradict it. I just noticed this yesterday, which is why i asked if Dr.Kaplan is still on the Board.
Heading: Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Adds Prominent Biomedical Engineering Authority To It's Advisory Board
LANSING, MI--(June 6th, 2011) - Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. (PINKSHEETS: KBLB) announced today that celebrated biomedical researcher Dr. David Kaplan, whose research interest focuses on the interface between biology and materials science, with over 35 years of scientific applications
research experience, has joined the Company's Board of Scientific Advisors.
Dr. Kaplan is internationally recognized for his work relating to biomedical and other applications for spider silk and biopolymers. He is the Chairman of Tufts University's Department of Biomedical Engineering and is the Dierctor of the Bioengineering and Biotechnology Center. His research focus is on biopolymer engineering to understand structure-function relationships, with emphasis on studies related to self-assembly, biomaterials engineering and functional tissue engineering. He has published more than 400 papers and edited eight books.
Renowned for his outstanding accomplishments and contributions in the realms of science and biomedical engineering, Dr. Kaplan has been awarded numerous honors and awards. Such honors include Elected Fellow, Amercian Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering; Outstanding Faculty Award, Tufts University and the Decoration for Meritorious Civilian Service, U.S. Goverment.
"We are very happy to announve that Dr. Kaplan has agreed to join our board of Scientific Advisors," said Kraig Biocraft Laboratories CEO and founder, Kim Thompson. "There is an obvious synergy between the Kraig's work in developing and producing recombinant spider silk and Dr. Kaplan's work in researching and developing practical applications for biopolymers including spider silk."
Thompson continued, "We have always been fortunate in being able to attract the top intellects and talent to both our Scientific Board of Advisors and our Business Board of Advisors. Dr. Kaplan's proven track record in the science of biopolymers and biopolymer applications makes him ideally suited to advise us as we move toward the production of our own spider silk based biopolymers."
Additionally, the Company reminds all interested parties that it will host an informational teleconference on Friday, June 10, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Interested parties are invited to submit questions to benh@ttfsco.com by Thursday, June 9th. Call in details, including phone number and access codes will be announced in a follow-up company release on the morning of the call.
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