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J. Richard George, Ph.D. has served as a Scientific and Government Affairs advisor to Calypte since October 2005. From January 2004 through September 2005, he served as Calypte’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. George joined Calypte in January 2003 as Vice President Government Affairs. From September 2000 to March 2002, Dr. George served as Senior Vice President Research & Development, Infectious Diseases at Orasure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR). Dr. George served from April 1995 through August 2000 as Chief Science Officer of Epitope, Inc. (a predecessor company to Orasure Technologies, Inc.). Dr. George was employed in various roles at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1960 to 1995. He left the CDC in 1995 as Chief of the Developmental Technology Section, Laboratory Investigations Branch of the Division of HIV/AIDS. Dr. George received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Georgia; he received his Master of Science and B.S. degrees in Biology from Georgia State University. | 