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Simon Skurkovich, M.D./Ph.D./D.Sc.: Dr. Skurkovich has served on the Board of Directors since 1985. From 1985 to August 2000, he served as Chairman of the Board. He has previously been granted five patents in Russia, and 19 in the U.S and abroad. He is the creator of immune preparations from human blood against antibiotic resistant bacteria that saved thousands of lives in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In Russia, he was professor and Chief of the Immunology Laboratory of the Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and was awarded gold and silver medals for his scientific discoveries. His laboratory was also awarded the nation's highest honor, the Lenin State Prize, for his patented work. Dr. Skurkovich received an M.D., Ph.D. and a Doctorate in Medical Sciences (D.Sc.) from Pirogov State Medical Institute in Moscow. He has written more than 250 articles for scientific publications. | 