Biochemistry Expert Witnesses
What is a biochemistry expert witness?
Biochemistry expert witness candidates generally have areas of expertise in forensic chemistry, forensic toxicology, pharmaceutical science, pharmacokinetics, and/or analytical chemistry. The chosen expert could be a member of an industry association, such as the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), or the Biochemical Society.
What types of cases require a biochemistry expert witness?
Cases that require a biochemistry expert often involve intellectual property matters such as a patent litigation or a trade secret dispute. A biochemist might also provide testimony in a case that requires toxicology or chemical exposure expertise. A clinical biochemist can provide support for matters related to laboratory analyses of blood and other body fluids. A forensic chemist with specific knowledge in biochemistry can assist in criminal investigations by analyzing crime scene investigation physical evidence.
What litigation support work might a biochemistry expert witness be expected to perform?
Litigation support can include laboratory testing, forensic analyses, research, expert report preparation, providing expert opinions, and expert witness testimony at trial. Attorney clients may also utilize a chemistry expert for pre-litigation consultant work.
Representing the plaintiff or defendant, whether the project involves organic chemistry, pharmacology, clinical biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, DNA analysis, or microbiology, Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a biochemistry expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.
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Biochemistry Expert Witness - Representative Bios
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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Biochemistry experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Biochemistry landscape.
Expert Witness #250091
This expert holds a PhD and serves as Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Professor in Fermentation Biochemistry at a major university. This expert brings to the table many years of experience in enzyme production, structure and function. This expert has extensive research experience with flavoproteins, recombinant protein expression, enzyme assays, and many other aspects of protein structure and function. Funded by the NIH, NSF, DOE and industry, this expert and research team have published ~200 peer-reviewed articles and chapters on the structure and mechanisms of proteins and enzymes. They have developed methods for bioinformatics analysis, cloning, expression testing, purification, and protein structure determination of eukaryotic proteins, human mitochondrial proteins, and integral membrane proteins. Under this expert's direction, the Center cloned ~10,000 genes from model eukaryotes, purified over 1,000 different proteins, and maintained active collaborations with over 200 scientists world-wide. A leader in both the discovery and the biochemical and structural studies of diiron enzymes, this expert's research contributions include pioneering efforts on soluble methane monooxygenase. As a new faculty member, this expert initiated work on toluene 4-monooxygenase (T4MO) and the group established the identity of all four proteins in the T4MO complex, established the first successful mutagenesis system for any diiron enzyme, and showed how to engineer the active site to change regiospecificity while maintaining kcat, KM and coupling. They obtained structures of all individual members of protein complex, and importantly, high resolution structures of complexes that show how different protein-protein interactions successively rearrange the active site to promote efficient catalysis. This expert is the named inventor on seven US patents in the area of biotechnology surrounding the use of enzymes, and has participated in the drafting and in negotiations with the US Patent Office. This expert has been deposed but has not had the opportunity to testify.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #210424
This expert is currently Vice President for Research and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at a prestigious university, and also holds joint appointments in the departments of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Biology. This expert's skills are in enzyme technology, including preparation and use of enzymes in industrial and biomedical applications specific to generating enzymes for various basic and applied studies. Where enzymes are not commercially available, this expert clones, expresses, and purifies relevant enzymes using a number of different expression hosts (e.g., E. coli, bacillus, mammalian cells, etc.). This expert's research group includes chemical engineers, bioengineers, materials scientists, biologists, chemists and microbiologists - all focused on gaining a quantitative understanding of biological principles and applying them to advanced bioengineering, nanobiotechnology, drug discovery, and biomanufacturing. This expert has received numerous awards from the American Chemical Society, presently serves on Scientific Advisory Boards for several biotechnology companies and venture capital firms, and has cofounded a number of companies. This expert has a B.A. degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering, has published over 330 papers, and is a named inventor on nearly 40 patents and patent applications.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #237701
This toxicology expert holds a BS in Chemistry, a PhD in Medical Biochemistry, and an MBA, and has been retained in cases involving the use and misuse of therapeutic and illicit drugs for over 30 years.
Areas of consulting include toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical, and medical expertise.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #257528
This microbiology/biochemistry expert holds a PhD and has over 35 years of practical experience in pharmaceutical microbiology, rapid sterility testing, sterile and nonsterile manufacturing, contamination control and remediation, including Burkholderia cepacia complex, quality assurance and quality control, regulatory affairs, GMPs, and global pharmacopoeia compliance.
This expert has held senior management roles in research and development, manufacturing, quality, and business development across multiple regulated industries.
This expert has experience with disinfectant spray efficacy matters.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #274276
This FDA regulatory sciences expert holds an MS, MBA, RAC, and FRAPS and leads a medical regulatory and clinical affairs consulting company specializing in FDA regulatory sciences, clinical trials, and Quality Systems for medical devices, diagnostics, and combination products.
For over 25 years, the consultancy has supported clients in attaining FDA approval or clearance for new products with innovative technologies, Quality System compliance, and achievement of company development goals. This expert holds a Master of Science in Biochemistry and has served as a Professor in a master's-level regulatory affairs program at a university.
This expert has a proven record of success in regulatory affairs and related areas across a broad range of regulated products, with over 30 years of experience in consulting and executive management teams in large and small companies. Regulatory and product development expertise includes medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and combination drug, biologics, and device products. This expert has complete familiarity with applicable FDA regulations related to raw materials, product specifications, and how regulations are promulgated, enforced, and updated.
This expert possesses deep knowledge of regulatory science and U.S. Food and Drug Law, with proficiency involving both drug and device regulators and a strong medical sciences background. This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #281654
This toxicology expert holds a Ph.D. and is a senior toxicology and molecular biology professional for a toxicology consulting service, with over 30 years of scientific experience and a doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from a university biomedical sciences graduate school affiliated with a prominent cancer center. This expert is a full member of a professional toxicology society and specializes in forensic toxicology investigations involving drugs and alcohol, including performing retrograde and anterograde extrapolations to approximate drug or alcohol levels at the time of an incident using accepted scientific formulas and techniques.
This expert has consulted as an expert witness for many years and has testified in both civil and criminal cases in state and federal jurisdictions.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #285006
This urology expert is a practicing urologist and professor of urology at an academic medical center, with a B.A. in Biochemistry from a prestigious university, an MD from a prestigious medical school, and residency training through well-regarded medical programs. This expert has held presidential leadership roles in prominent urology associations.
This expert has particular expertise in PSA testing and prostate cancer management. As an active surgeon and clinician, this expert regularly orders common imaging studies such as CT, MRI, and ultrasound of the kidney and bladder.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #286045
This early detection research/colon and lung cancer screening expert holds a Ph.D. in Medical Engineering from prestigious institutions and holds senior academic and research leadership roles in biomedical engineering, medicine, hematology/oncology, biochemistry and molecular genetics, cancer and physical sciences, and physical genomics and engineering at well-regarded universities and cancer research institutions.
This expert has directed one of the largest NIH-funded centers focused on the development of colon cancer biomarkers, with a particular focus on genomic and chromatin biomarkers for colon cancer screening. This expert has served as a PI and steering committee member for a federally supported early detection research network overseeing much of the federally funded cancer biomarker development work. In addition to the discovery of biomarkers, a critical aspect of this expert's research is the development of protocols to better preserve chromatin and other types of biomarkers. Further, most consulting engagements have focused on the state of the research, clinical trials, and commercialization of cancer screening technologies by established and emerging ventures, with a particular focus on colon and lung cancer screening.
This expert specializes in physical genomics, chromatin engineering, super-resolution optical nanoscopy, genome nanoimaging, visible optical coherence tomography, new technologies for cancer diagnosis and therapeutics, and cancer biomarkers. This expert has a track record of managing large-scale multi-investigator projects, including federally supported bioengineering research partnerships and early detection research network efforts, and has helped found a number of biotech companies.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #290164
This PFAS testing expert has over 40 years of experience in chemistry and materials research, consulting, and product formulation. Recent work has included evaluating PFAS properties, developing oil product derivatives, and developing anti-microbial agents. This expert has designed novel methods for analysis using atomic absorption spectroscopy, emission spectroscopy, gas chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermo-gravimetric analyses, and scanning electron microscopy. This expert has designed and conducted studies evaluating proposed and existing technologies for a variety of industrial applications.
This expert has worked with federal environmental, defense, engineering, and energy agencies through research grants and a government cooperative research arrangement. This expert also held a laboratory programs leadership role for a hazardous materials research center and was responsible for establishing and managing laboratory programs to evaluate the chemical fate and dissipation of substances in compliance with FIFRA and TSCA requirements. During this expert's tenure with that center, the laboratory analyzed water and sediment as part of an independent study on the environmental effects of a major diesel oil spill into regional rivers.
This expert holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Physics and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences with a focus on Analytical Biochemistry and Microbiology. This expert is a member of a prominent chemistry association, has authored over 25 publications, and has over 15 issued patents and over 15 pending patents in the United States and other countries.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #291799
This antimicrobial expert holds a Ph.D. in biomedical science with post-doctoral training in protein biochemistry, analytical chemistry, and pathogen genetics, and is an executive at a drug and device development translational lab specializing in wound care therapeutics and antimicrobials. This expert has over 25 years of experience in the biotech industry, working as a senior scientist, inventor, and founder of several biotech start-ups.
This expert is new to this expert witness field but holds over 60 patents and has numerous publications as a leading expert in antimicrobials.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #291847
This antimicrobial expert holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Chemistry from a well-regarded university and is a department chair and professor of biochemistry, cellular, and molecular biology at a prestigious university medical school, with additional work as a visiting scientist at a federal translational science center.
The research laboratory works to elucidate mechanisms of drug resistance and to translate this knowledge toward the development of better therapy. Defects in transmembranous drug transport, ion transport, and cellular drug accumulation contribute to most examples of cellular drug resistance, so a major focus of the laboratory is to understand these phenomena in molecular terms. Current projects include cloning and expression of antimalarial drug resistance proteins, lipid kinases and other biomembrane-active enzymes, development of biochemical, immunological, and chemical biology approaches for studying their function, and design, synthesis, and testing of novel antimalarial drugs and drug combinations based on that information. There are intriguing molecular similarities between drug resistance in tumors, certain bacteria, and parasites, and this work may have broad implications.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #291877
This biochemistry expert holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is a research professor in a university chemistry and biochemistry department, with significant research accomplishments in chemistry, enzymology, and the microbiology of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis, as well as the chemistry of antibiotics, including research relevant to antimicrobial surfaces. This expert completed postdoctoral training at a prestigious university and previously served as an Associate Professor of Chemistry at a major research university.
This expert is an Organic Chemist and patent co-inventor with litigation experience, an extensive publication record concerning the chemistry of clinical antibacterials, and knowledge of antimicrobial coatings and antiseptic chemistry.
This expert has experience as an expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Biochemistry Expert SearchExpert Witness #296551
This oil and gas engineering expert is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) who holds an M.Sc. in Engineering from a university in Texas and an undergraduate degree from another well-regarded university. Before opening an engineering firm, this expert served in a senior operations engineering role for a midstream energy company.
This expert has extensive background in mechanical engineering and direct experience in oil and gas operations, including chemical program management, sampling, optimization, project management, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of combustion turbines and RICE generator facilities. This expert is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with a master's degree in environmental engineering following undergraduate studies in biochemistry and genetics.
This expert's specialized background supports analysis of operational facts and sampling results as they contribute to contamination. This expert has a deep understanding of fuel oil properties, handling, and potential contamination pathways within closed systems, as well as experience conducting root cause analyses using established methods to identify the likely source and extent of such incidents.
This expert has prior expert witness and litigation consulting experience, including analysis, written reports, and testimony.
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