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Dr. Cisse, Medical Degree University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, a neurobiologist trained at Universite de Montreal (PhD 1990) and McGill University (Post Doc 1992-1994), heads Millenia’s product development. Dr. Cisse has many personal achievements, including participating in IMAGE, an award winning team lead by Denis Gauvreau. IMAGE, is a multidisciplinary approach to the genetics and epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease. His work led to fundamental discoveries in the aging human brain. He did research at the laboratory of Nobel Prize winner, James Watson, at Case Western in Cleveland with Alzheimer expert, George Perry and post-doc work in the dynamic Parkinson research team at the Jewish General Hospital (Lady Davis Institute) in Montreal. For eight years Dr. Cisse was scientific advisor to the AIDS program of FONDIS and a special advisor to the Minister of Health in Guniea Conakry. He held positions as Director of Quality Control and Vice-President R&D at BioMedco Canada, Inc., developing immunodiagnostic kits. Dr. Cisse has been involved with basic research throughout his professional career, has co-authored scientific papers and articles and has delivered lectures, at a number of symposiums. | 