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Dr. Packer about Antioxidants & Free
Radicals
Pharmanex would like to welcome Dr. Lester Packer as
the newest member of the Pharmanex Scientific Advisory Board.
Dr. Packer
is one of the world's foremost antioxidant experts – often called
the "father" of antioxidants for his pioneering research over the
last 40+ years in the areas of antioxidant and free radical
metabolism.
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Lester Packer, Ph.D.
Dr. Lester Packer, the world's foremost antioxidant research scientist, received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Biochemistry from Yale University and has
been a Professor and Senior Researcher at the University of California at Berkeley for the past 40 years. Most recently, Dr. Packer has established an additional research laboratory in the Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology &
Toxicology within the School of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California to pursue studies related to the molecular, cellular, and physiological aspects of free radical and antioxidant metabolisms in biological
systems.
In addition to his membership in more than a dozen professional research societies, Dr. Packer has held offices as President of the International Society
of Free Radical Research, President of the Oxygen Club of California, and
Vice-President of UNESCO - the United Nations Global Network on Molecular and
Cell Biology.
Dr. Packer is also the recipient of numerous scientific achievement awards
and serves on editorial advisory boards for scientific journals related to
biochemistry, antioxidant metabolism and nutrition.
Dr. Packer has published over 700 scientific papers and 70 books on every
aspect of antioxidants and health, including the standard references "Vitamin E
in Health and Disease", "Vitamin C in Health and Disease", "The Handbook of
Natural Antioxidants" and "Understanding the Process of Aging:The Roles of
Mitochondria, Free Radicals, and Antioxidants".
The Antioxidant Miracle, published in 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, is his
first book for non-scientists.
Dr. Lester Packer has an unmatched scientific record on antioxidants, now
considered key components in achieving healthy aging and extending human
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