Knox Van Dyke and Erhabor Osaro
West Virginia University, USA and Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria
Biography
Knox Van Dyke completed his PhD in Biochemistry in the Nobel Prize Department of Dr. Edward A Doisy at Saint Louis University in 1966. He began to study about malaria at West Virginia University Medical School and developed the first high throughput screening system for antimalarial drugs identifying mefloquine and halofantrine which were commercially developed. He and Associate Professor Zuguang Ye recognized bisbenzylisoquinolines synergize with chloroquine causing resistance reversal to chloroquine as demonstrated in Aotus monkeys creating a malarial cure. He edited and published 7 books for CRC Press, Boca Raton Florida and has written over 300 manuscripts.
Erhabor O is a Chartered Scientist and Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science of London. He holds a PhD degree in immunohaematology. He completed the University of Greenwich specialist courses in blood transfusion and laboratory quality management system. His teaching
experience spans both Nigeria and the United Kingdom. His work experience includes working as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist at the Royal Bolton Hospital-a continuous improvement conscious and a centre of excellence in the implementation of lean principles in the health sector in Europe. He is the recipient of several awards, including the famous British Blood Transfusion Society Young Scientist Award and the Margaret Kenwright Young Scientist Award. He is a registration portfolio verifier/examiner for the Institute of Biomedical Science of London. He is a member of the editorial board as well as an article reviewer for several scientific journals. A well-published contributor in the field of infectious diseases, immunohaematology, and transfusion medicine, he is chairman of the board of directors of Nelson Biomedical Limited, UK and Nigeria.