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Dr. Kasten is the Executive Chairman of the Board. Dr. Kasten has been a scientific advisor to the Company since 1999 and a member of the Company's Advisory Committee since 2001. Dr. Kasten is a graduate of Miami University (Oxford Ohio), BA Chemistry 1967, and the Ohio State University College of Medicine MD 1971. His residency was served at the University of Miami, Florida and fellowships at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Kasten is a Diplomat of the American Board of Pathology with Certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with sub-specialty certification in Medical Microbiology. Dr. Kasten is an author of "Infectious Disease Handbook" 1st through 5th Editions 1994-2003 and the "Laboratory Test Handbook" 1st through 4th Editions 1984-1996 published by Lexi-Comp Inc., Hudson, Ohio. Dr. Kasten has been active with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) serving as Chairman of its Publication Committee from 1985-1993, its Management Resources Committee from 1993-1998 and its Chairman Internet Editorial Board from 1999-2003. Dr. Kasten received the College of American Pathologists Presidents Medal Awarded for Outstanding Service in 1989 and the College of American Pathologists Frank W. Hartman Award, in 1993 for Meritorious Service to the College (Founding CAP Today) the organization's highly successful monthly tabloid magazine. Dr. Kasten's professional staff appointments have included the Cleveland Clinic, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, the Bethesda Hospitals and Quest Diagnostics. Dr. Kasten served eight years, 1996-2004, at Quest Diagnostics Incorporated [NYSE-DGX], where he was Chief Laboratory Officer; Vice-President of Business Development for Science and Medicine and Vice-President of Medical Affairs of a Quest Diagnostics wholly-owned subsidiary, MedPlus Inc. Dr. Kasten joined SIGA Technologies, Inc. [NASDAQ-SIGA] as a Board of Directors member in May 2003, and accepted the appointment as SIGA's Chief Executive Officer in July of 2004, serving through April 2006. Dr. Kasten is Chairman of the Board of Cleveland Bio Labs Inc. [NASDAQ-CBLI], and also serves on the Board of Directors of SeraCare Life Sciences, CytoLogic Inc, Lexi-Comp Inc, Riggs-Heinrich Media Inc, Highway Composites LLC, Monroeville Industrial Molding Inc, PIPO Inc and Cleveland Bio Labs Inc. | 