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Pharmanex®
China Scientists
Pharmanex is pleased to have over 40 staff scientists working in Mainland China.
These scientists conduct original research and review published clinical and
scientific studies to identify botanicals that may have health-promoting
properties. Pharmanex also has three key laboratories in China, each with a
specific scientific emphasis. Having scientists throughout the world allows
Pharmanex to use the best science from each culture to create world-class
products.
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Lori Blackner, D.Ph.
Senior Scientist, New Product R&D
Pharmanex® is pleased to announce Lori Blackner, D.Ph., recently appointed to
the Pharmanex New Product R&D team in Provo, Utah. Lori brings over fifteen
years of experience to the Pharmanex team. Prior to joining Pharmanex, Lori
worked for Erlanger Health Systems in Tennessee as a Clinical Pharmacist for
investigational drugs and as an independent consultant for companies in the
area of product development and education, DEA registration, and research
filing for products. Lori studied at the University of Utah where she received
her Pharmacy Degree and her Toxicology Certification. She received her Doctor
of Pharmacy license from the University of Tennessee. She began her career as a
Toxicology Pharmacist for the Poison Control Center, and later moved to
Benchmark Regional Hospital as the Director of Pharmacy. After six years, Lori
moved to McKay Dee Hospital to work as a Clinical Pharmacist. In 1995, she
began working in the dietary supplement industry as the Director of Product
Development for Nutraceutical Corporation, where she was responsible for new
product formulations, product specifications, and product presentations at
industry conventions. Lori is a certified aerobics instructor and loves to golf
and ski in her spare time. In her new position in the Pharmanex New Product
R&D group, Lori will help Pharmanex develop new and innovative products,
evaluate product ideas, provide technical advice to other business functions,
and give technical presentations
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Doug Burke, Ph.D.
Research Analyst
Dr. Doug Burke received his Bachelor and Master's degrees from Brigham Young
University in Microbiology and his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Brigham
Young University. He spent several years working as a research and teaching
assistant at Brigham Young University. He was also a teaching assistant in
chemistry/biochemistry, physical education, and microbiology labs and classes.
Dr. Burke has worked as a Research Analyst for Nu Skin since 1990. He has been
heavily involved in research for Nu Skin's Personal Care as well as Interior
Design Nutritionals (Pharmanex) divisions, although currently he is almost
exclusively involved with Pharmanex. Dr. Burke helped lay the groundwork for
Interior Design Nutritionals' philosophy of eating a low-fat,
high-carbohydrate, high-fiber diet and living a healthy lifestyle, as being the
most scientific way to effectively manage weight on a long-term basis. Through
his background and also his awareness of current scientific literature
regarding topics of interest to Nu Skin, he was able to help provide important
knowledge and ingredient ideas for some of our top selling products including
LifePak, OverDrive, and many other products.
Dr. Burke's primary function is to provide needed information to the Pharmanex
scientists to help provide scientific substantiation for pertinent Pharmanex
topics including products, ingredients, and philosophy (e.g. healthy lifestyle,
etc.). Another function is to participate in clinical trials by gathering
needed information to put together protocols. Dr. Burke has published four
research papers.
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Lih-Wen Ding
Quality Control Manager
Lih-Wen Ding is the Quality Control Manager at Pharmanex. She holds an M.S. from
the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Her previous experience
includes Quality Assurance Supervisor, Animal Health and Nutrients Division of
Cyanamid Taiwan Corporation, Chemist, Technical Department in Cyanamid Taiwan
Corporation and a Teaching Laboratory Specialist, Department of Food Science at
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Her professional accomplishments include preliminary examination on the cooling
of artificial muscle, effects of oleic acid on the functional properties of
starch extradites and the application of lipids during the extrusion cooking of
starches.
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Scott B. Ferguson
Scientist
Scott Ferguson holds a Masters Degree in Immunology from Washington University
and a Bachelors Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Utah.
Scott has eleven years of experience as an Analytical Chemist. Five of those
years were spent developing analytical test methods for natural products at
companies such as Nature's Sunshine and Nature's Way. He spent two years
working at the Huntsman Cancer Institute located in Salt Lake City, Utah,
focused on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostate cancer. He is an
active member of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
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Lyle D. Gunderson
Technical Scientist, Southeast Asia Region
Lyle Gunderson is a Scientist with Pharmanex who develops, improves and modifies
products for the Southeast Asia region (Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand). He is a member of the Pharmanex Technical
Advisory Board, and contributes to the decisions on product formulas and other
matters relating to Research & Development (R&&D) and Product
Development.
Lyle received his Master's Degree from Brigham Young University in Chemical
Engineering and a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry from the University of
California. Lyle is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering.
Lyle has been in the Dietary Supplement industry for several years. He has
worked for Nutraceutical Corporation where he directed the work of capsule
formulation as well as assisted other departments with logistical needs. He
also worked as an Analytical Chemist in the Quality Assurance Department and as
the Process Development Engineer in the R& D Department at Nature's
Sunshine Products. Lyle has one publication on thermodynamics.
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Israel Haroldsen
Technical Scientist, North Asia Region
Israel Haroldsen is a Scientist in the Global Technical Services group with
Pharmanex. He works to develop, improve and modify products for the North Asia.
Israel received his Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Brigham Young
University.
Israel has been involved with the nutrition industry for several years. He
worked previously for Enrich International and Nature's Sunshine in Research
and Development as a Product Development Scientist. Israel also worked as the
General Manager of a nutritional product production facility. He was in charge
of Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Production, and Research and
Development.
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John T. Lewis
Technical Scientist, United States
John Lewis is a Scientist with Pharmanex who develops, improves and modifies
products for the U.S. market and for markets globally. John received his
Master's Degree from Brigham Young University in Microbiology and a Bachelors
Degree in Bacteriology.
John has been involved in the food industry for over 25 years, working for
several nutritional and food companies helping to develop and improve existing
products. John worked for as the Senior Product Development Scientist at
Worthington Foods, Inc., where he was involved in the creation of new
vegetarian food. He also worked for Carnation Company for several years where
he developed three new pizza sauces and completed the product development of
Carnation Breakfast Bars, which yielded sales of US $25 million in the first
year. John has also worked at Nutrition Technology Corporation, Cincinnati, as
the Director of Research and Development and at Shaklee Corporation, as the
Director of U.S. Product Development.
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Mark Ma, Ph. D
Project Manager, R&D, China
Dr. Mark Ma holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. from China Pharmaceutical University.
Dr. Ma is the Project Manager of Research and Development in China.
Dr. Ma's worked previously as a visiting scientist at Toyama Medical &
Pharmaceutical University in Japan, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the
University of California at Los Angeles. His professional accomplishments and
publication include 10 papers.
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Rachelle Rowberry, RD
Technical Scientist, North Asia Region
Rachelle Rowberry holds a B.S. in Home Economics and Consumer Education from
Utah State University and received her dietetic training from Brigham Young
University. Before joining IDN in 1992, Rachelle worked as a Clinical and
Educational Dietitian, focusing on weight control, diabetes, and eating
disorders.
Rachelle also worked at WIC, a national organization promoting good nutrition
and well-being for women, infants, and children. She is a Certified Dietitian
in the state of Utah and a member of the American Dietetic Association.
Rachelle has been involved with all the Pharmanex products and is currently a
Technical Specialist for the North Asia regional management team. Rachelle has
been able to apply her experience in product formulations to get products
introduced in our North Asia region.
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Doug Stevenson
Technical Scientist, Southeast Asia Region
Doug Stevenson holds an M.S. in Chemistry from Colorado School of Mines and a
Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Utah State University. Doug has over 13
years experience in natural product research. He worked as a QA Manager in
Regulatory Affairs and a Pharmaceutical Scientist for Neway's Inc. He has also
worked for Nature's Sunshine, a dietary supplement company, as a Research
Scientist.
Doug is the Scientist for the Southeast Asia Regional Management Team (RMT). He
provides technical assistance in the registration of products for Australia,
Hong Kong, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. Doug also works
with in-country colleagues, the Product Development department, raw material
suppliers, and contract manufacturers to create successful products that meet
the requirements of the markets, the customers, and the distributor force.
Doug participated in research to find novel methods of identification for a
variety of complex natural materials such as African bees, plant materials and
fish. Has worked extensively in the nutritional products area with experience
in formulation of new products such as tablets, capsules, and liquids. Doug
implemented Good Manufacturing Practices and developed methods for the
evaluation of many nutritional products including; kava kava, melatonin,
vitamins, green tea, essential oils, and others. Doug has nine publications.
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Al R. Vega
Technical Scientist for Europe, Canada, and South America
Al Vega holds an M.S. in Food Science/ Biochemistry and has 18 years of
experience in his field. He worked for two years as a Research Assistant at
Brigham Young University, investigating the nutritional retention of five
different processes for the Vacu Dry company. At Oregon Freeze Dry Products he
was instrumental in conducting nutritional retention studies and developing and
registering products for national and international markets. He has extensive
experience pertaining to regulatory issues at the international level for foods
and nutritional supplements. At Weider, he developed nutritional products
supplements under the line of Schiff, Weider, GNC, Nature’s Way, Nature
Sunshine, Nature’s Best, and Sovex. He also introduced and registered
product for Weider at the international level.
Since joining Nu Skin, Al Vega has developed products under the IDN line, and
has introduced them in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Canada, the United
States, South America, and all European countries. He has made scientific
presentations concerning all nutritional products to distributors in every one
of these markets. He is a professional member of many organizations, including
the International Food Technologists (IFT), the European IFT, Cereal Chemist,
and the Thermal Processing Society for low acid foods.
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Professor Qingqi Zhuang
Manager of Information Department, Pharmanex Shanghai Representative Office
Professor Zhuang QingQi serves as Manager of Information Department, Shanghai
Representative Office of Pharmanex Inc. He is responsible for the support
information for the research and development of New Products. He graduated from
Shanghai Medical University and was invited to be a professor in the Department
of Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy Shanghai Medical University and the
Instructor of Ph.D. degree study. He is an expert in Biochemical Pharmacology,
majoring in the researches on lipoprotein metabolism and platelet cytoskeleton
function regulation. Besides Biochemistry, he has taught the graduate student
course "Advanced Biochemistry for new drug development" for many years.
During 1981-1995, he worked in the Department of Biochemistry Health Science
Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York for four times for the
cooperated research.
Professor Zhuang was also the Deputy Director of Society Shanghai
Bio-Pharmaceutical Society and the member of Committee of Shanghai Biochemical
Society. He has published about 50 papers and is the co-author of 5 books.
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