Joining the Imagenetix Scientific and Medical Advisory Board are Robert B. Zurier, M.D., and William J. Kraemer, Ph.D
April 21, 2005
SAN DIEGO - April 21, 2005 - Imagenetix, Inc (SYMBOL:IAGX), www.imagenetix.net an innovator of scientifically tested, natural-based, proprietary bioceutical products that enhance human health, announced today the addition of two distinguished Doctors to the Imagenetix Scientific and Medical Advisory Board. These experts will lend guidance to the company’s scientific research and provide counsel related to product development.
Bill Spencer, CEO of Imagenetix said, “We are very pleased to welcome Robert Zurier, M.D., who is a highly respected researcher and an expert in rheumatoid arthritis and inflammation as well as William Kraemer, PhD, who is also a highly respected researcher with expertise in Kinesiology, Physiology, and Neurobiology. Scientific study design input from experts in inflammation, arthritis and musculoskeletal movement should add great value to the Imagenetix products including Celadrin®, our most researched product to date. Celadrin® is currently being marketed as both a topical pain cream and dietary supplement for joint function and mobility. We will continue with studies on Celadrin® and look forward to the insights and input from these two additional experts.”
Accepting seats on the Imagenetix Scientific and Medical Advisory Board are:
Robert B. Zurier, M.D., who has been Professor of Medicine and Chief of Rheumatology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester since 1991. From 1980 to 1991 he was Professor of Medicine and Chief of Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Dr. Zurier graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, and trained in Internal Medicine at Boston City Hospital. He practiced general internal medicine in Holden, MA for three years before training in clinical and research rheumatology at NYU-Bellevue Medical Center in New York City.
Dr. Zurier’s research has focused on mechanisms of inflammation, especially as they relate to patients with arthritis and lupus. His basic studies of prostaglandins led to clinical trials using marine and botanical oils to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Zurier’s research has been funded by the National institutes of Health since 1974. His accomplishments have been recognized by receipt of a Guggenheim Fellowship, designation as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology, and inclusion in “Best Doctors in America.”
William J. Kraemer, PhD who is a full professor in the Department of Kinesiology in the Neag School of Education working in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Connecticut (UCONN). He also holds an appointment as a full professor in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology along with an appointment as a Professor of Medicine at the UCONN Health Center/School of Medicine. He also worked as Director of Research for three years in the Neag School of Education.
Since receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Wyoming in 1984, Dr. Kramer has authored and co-authored over 280 manuscripts in the scientific literature related to sports medicine and sports science. In addition, he has authored or co-authored 10 books in the areas of strength training and physiology of exercise. Dr. Kraemer serves on numerous scientific journal editorial boards and is the current Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Associate Editor of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Dr. Kraemer is a member of the American Physiological Society and the Endocrine Society. He is a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and served as a member of the ACSM's Board of Trustees and Administrative Council. He is a past president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and was honored by the NSCA with both their Outstanding Sports Scientist Award in 1992 and the NSCA's highest award, the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 for his contributions of bringing science into the field of strength and conditioning. He was named the “Educator of the Year” by the NSCA in 2002.
