/24-7PressRelease/ - SAN DIEGO, CA, June 04, 2008 - Salugen, Inc. (www.salugen.com), a life sciences company, announces today that is has expanded its team of Scientific Advisors. The Company has recruited Robin Marzi, R.D. as its Director of Nutrition and Complementary Health. As a registered dietician who has been in clinical practice for many years, Robin has been an advisor to many leading wellness initiatives including Balance Bar (www.balance.com) and helped many patients achieve their health objectives.
"We are very pleased to have Robin join our team. Not only does she bring hands-on dietetic experience to our team, but she understands integrative medicine having been involved in various leading edge treatments including neurotransmitter and bio-identical hormone therapies," states CEO Brian Meshkin.
Ms. Marzi states, "Salugen is positioned at the vanguard of the new trends in integrative health. I am excited about joining the team and taking a hands-on approach to support clinicians and patients using our product lines to support better health outcomes."
Expanding its world-renowned Medical Advisory Board, the Company announces formation of its Scientific Advisory Board. In addition to Robin, Salugen has recruited a team of researchers and practitioners. Some of the members of the Scientific Advisory Board include:
• Scott Steffensen, Ph.D., professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center at Brigham Young University, formerly with Harvard School of Medicine and Scripps Institute
• Laura Lagano, M.S., R.D., Chair of the Publications Committee of the American Dietetics Association Nutrition and Complementary Care Study Group;
• Jay Segal, Ph.D., Director of The Center on Obesity Research and Education at Temple University and a Professor in the Department of Public Health;
• Gerri French, M.S., RD, CDE, a nutritionist and dietician with the Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California who is also the Food & Nutrition Editor for Diabetes Health magazine
"As we grow beyond the 'commercial pilot phase' of our business, it is mission critical for us to work with well-respected and credible scientific advisors," states CEO Brian Meshkin. "The team that we have begun to amass reflects that commitment to the highest scientific standards. We are honored to have such scientists and nutritionists join us and our Medical Advisory Board in researching these technologies and bringing important products to market."
The Company continues to recruit additional scientists and nutritionists to its Scientific Advisory Board and physicians to its Medical Advisory Board.
The Company also announces that it has accepted the resignation of Kenneth Blum, Ph.D. as its Chief Scientific Officer and a member of its Board of Directors.
About Salugen
Salugen is a life sciences company offering nutritional ingredients and gene testing to help reduce excessive cravings involved in smoking, weight problems, and alcohol and drug abuse. Salugen has a patent-protected, clinically proven nutritional formulation to reduce stress and cravings, as well as patent-protected gene tests to help identify these persons and customize their treatment. Simply, Salugen's goal is to reduce or eliminate the illness, costs, and deaths associated with these preventable disorders. The company has headquarters in San Diego, CA. For additional information about the company, please visit http://www.salugen.com.
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