David J. Kyle, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer

David Kyle is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced BioNutrition Corp. Prior to establishing Advanced BioNutrition, David co-founded Martek Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq: MATK), a biotechnology company formed in 1985 which has a present valuation of about $1.5 billion. As Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Martek, he developed and implemented the long term R&D strategic plan which, among other things, resulted in the commercialization of the company's highly successful DHA- and ARA-based nutritional products, which are now added to infant formulas worldwide. David was involved in various research programs at Michigan State University, the Institute for Chemical Research in Tokyo, the Center for Nuclear Studies in Paris, and the University of Essex in the UK, before leading a research team studying algal-based nutrition and life support systems for NASA at the Martin Marietta Corporation. The named inventor on more than 70 U.S. and Worldwide patents, David has published over 60 scientific articles in the area of lipid biochemistry and nutrition, and has edited two books. In addition to his duties as President and CEO of Advanced BioNutrition, he travels throughout the world speaking on the importance of nutrition and its effect on optimal development and health maintenance. David received his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta, Canada in the field of Lipid Biochemistry.

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Charles J. Arntzen, Ph.D.

Dr. Arntzen is internationally recognized for his work on the development of transgenic plants to yield oral vaccines to meet the needs of developing nations where infectious diseases are a major cause of infant mortality. Professor Arntzen holds the Florence Nelson Presidential Endowed Chair at Arizona State University in Tempe, and was the Founding Director of the Arizona Biodesign Institute. He has served as Chairman of the NIH Biotechnology Policy Board and as Chair of the Biobased Industrial Products Committee for NAS. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and serves on President Bush's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology. He also serves as President/CEO Emeritus of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation affiliated with Cornell University. Dr. Arntzen was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1983, and to the National Academy of India in 1984 in recognition of his collaborative international research in that country. In 1984 he joined the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware, and later became the company's Director of Biotechnology in the Agricultural Products Department. In 1988 he was appointed Dean and Deputy Chancellor for Agriculture of Texas A&M University, and subsequently served as Director of the university's Plant Biotechnology Program of the Institute of Biosciences and Technology. Dr. Arntzen has played a major role in many national and international scientific activities, including service for eight years on the editorial board of SCIENCE. Dr. Arntzen served until 1998 on the Board of Directors of DeKalb Genetics, Inc. and is on the Board of Directors of Third Wave Agbio, Inc.; on the Advisory Board of the Burrill and Company's Agbio Capital Fund and The Nutraceuticals Fund; and on scientific advisory boards for Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., Phytera, Inc., and Valigen, Inc. He also serves as a Distinguished Advisor on the Council for Biotechnology.

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Roger Clemens, Ph.D.

One of the world's leading experts in human nutrition, Dr. Clemens joined the USC School of Pharmacy after serving as the Scientific Advisor for Nestlé USA for more than 20 years. Dr. Clemens received a Master of Public Health in Nutrition in 1973 from UCLA, and his Doctor of Public Health in Nutrition and Biological Chemistry, also from UCLA. Dr. Clemens spent much of his career in industry working as Scientific Advisor for Carnation/Nestlé USA from 1978-1999. Throughout his career he has held adjunct professor appointments at many universities, including UCLA (Nutritional Sciences), California State University Long Beach (Human Nutrition), California Polytechnic State University (Professor, Department Head, Food Science and Nutrition), and California State Polytechnic University Pamona (Professor, Food Science and Nutrition). He has published more than 30 original manuscripts and participated in more than 70 invited lectures on the topics of food science and nutrition. Dr. Clemens has served as an expert panel member for the Food and Drug Administration, International Food Information Council, California Dairy Council, and the Life Sciences Research Organization. Dr. Clemens is a professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists and a leader in this society at local (Chair, Southern California IFT) and national levels (Chair, Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division and Nutrition Division). He is also a member of the American Institute of Nutrition and a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. Dr. Clemens has received many awards and honors for his leadership, including SCIFTS Distinguished Service Award (1999), Phi Tau Sigma Award (Honor Society for Food Scientists, 1997), Fellowship in the Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics (1993), Fellowship in the American College of Nutrition (1992), University Service Award, California State University (1990), and the Meritorious Service Award of the California Dietetic Association (1987). He is also on the Advisory and Development Council for several universities including California State University (Long Beach), Loma Linda University, California State Polytechnic University (Pamona), and California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo).

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Colin Ratledge, Ph.D.

Professor Ratledge is recognized as a world authority on the production of single cell oils, particularly the production of polyunsaturated fats by yeast, fungi and algae. Professor Ratledge has conducted extensive research in the biochemistry of the formation of arachidonic acid (ARA) and related polyunsaturated fatty acids by Mortierella fungi (supported by BBSRC), as well as the formation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and related polyunsaturated fatty acids by the marine algae Crypthecodinium cohnii (supported by EU). He has worked extensively on the genetic control of key genes involved in lipid accumulation and the biochemistry and regulation of acetyl-CoA in microorganisms. From 1964-1967 he was a research scientist at Unilever Research Laboratory, and since 1967 has been on staff at the University of Hull, where he has been professor and head of the Biochemistry Department. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and a Fellow of the Institute of Biology. Professor Ratledge has published more than 180 peer-reviewed research papers, edited or co-edited 16 books, and written more than 80 review articles. He is a member of the editorial board for Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Biometals, Lipid Technology, and Lipid Technology Newsletter. He is Associate editor of Lipids, as well as Editor in Chief of World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, in addition to Biotechnology Letters. He has been a member of the Science Advisory Committee of the European Federation of Biotechnology (1983-87), Vice Chairman of the British Coordinating Committee for Biotechnology (1986-91, including Chairman 1989-91), and a member of the Management Committee of the Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering, University College London (1996 to present). Professor Ratledge holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Manchester University's College of Science and Technology.

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Donald Lightner, Ph.D.

Donald Lightner, Ph.D., a world authority on viral diseases in shrimp, is a Professor in the departments of Veterinary & Microbiology and Wildlife & Fishery Science at the University of Arizona. His research at the university centers on infectious diseases of farmed aquatic species, especially the viral diseases of the penaeid shrimp, and on the development of classical and molecular methods for their diagnosis. Dr. Lightner has authored numerous papers on viral disease in shrimp, and has been published in the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, the Journal of Applied Aquaculture, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, and Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, among other publications. His work has been supported by approximately $6 million in research and service grant and contracts since 1987 from USDA, CREES; USDC, Sea Grant & SK programs; NSF, SBIR; and private industry. He is a Technical Committe Member of the U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program, and in 2000 was elected to a three-year term with the Fish Disease Commission, Office des International Epizootics of Paris, France. Dr. Lightner holds a Ph.D. in Fish Pathology from Colorado State University.

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