Dr. Michael D. Erisman, Vice President, Science and Technology , began his career as an academic scientist, having conducted basic research at Duke University and the Fox Chase Cancer Center for nearly ten years. Prior to joining A/F Protein in 1996, Mike held a variety of management positions over a period of eight years in the pharmaceutical-biotechnology industry comprising strategic planning, business development, technology evaluation and licensing, preclinical-clinical program planning and operations management, and the preparation-submission-defences of regulatory filings for market approval. His responsibilities at A/F Protein are a composite of those functions with emphasis on business development and strategic planning, with a supporting role in the design and execution of R&D programs for protein-based applications. Mike completed his undergraduate education at Cornell and received a Ph.D. from UC-San Diego in 1978.