Activating Evolution

Resources & Interviews

Here I will be adding interviews with some of the foremost geneticists, scientists and doctors working in the field today. Make sure to return to this page. I'll be adding new interviews as I conduct them.

Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.

Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.- Introduction

Dr. Ramani Durvasula is an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. from UCLA and her research has been focused on health psychology, with a specific focus on the neuropsychiatry of HIV and AIDS. Her current research is focused on the relationship between psychiatric disorders and risky sexual behaviors in persons infected with or at risk for HIV. At CSULA, Dr. Durvasula is the Director of the General Master’s Program in Psychology, and teaches a variety of courses on psychopathology, health, research methodology, and assessment.

Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D.

Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. - Introduction

The esteemed Dr. Grody is a full professor in the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine; a clinical doctor at the UCLA genetics clinic; director of the UCLA Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Laboratory; and a chair and member of many other genetics boards and committees. In addition, he has worked to help set national policy for genetic testing and ethics in genetics.

Laurene Mascola, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.

Brit Oiulfstad, M.D.

Laurene Mascola, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
Brit Oiulfstad, M.D. - Introduction

Laurene Mascola, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., is the Chief of the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program (ACDC) for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health which performs disease surveillance and epidemic control activities for more than 80 diseases and syndromes. Dr. Mascola oversees the County’s programs for Immunization, Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation Section, Epidemiology & Data Support Section, Hospital Outreach Unit, Food Safety Unit, Bloodborne Pathogens Unit and Automated Disease Surveillance Section. Dr. Mascola has extensive experience in epidemiology and disease prevention, publishing more than 100 articles and abstracts in numerous medical and public health journals and some book chapters. She trained at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service in Atlanta, Georgia and has worked for the World Health Organization in Ethiopia, Brazil, India and Nepal.

Dr. Oiulfstad is a Veterinarian and Epidemiologist working as the Pandemic Influenza Coordinator for Los Angeles County-Department of Public Health (LAC-DPH) in the Emergency Preparedness and Response Program-Public Health Program. She received her Masters Degree in Public Health-Epidemiology at U.C.L.A. and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University.

Shanti Suresh

I recently found these videos. My father conducted them in his quest to learn more about the virus that tragically took the life of my sister Shanti.

Dr. Joseph Cadden

Joseph Cadden, a highly accomplished fellow trained in the USC Infectious Diseases Division, recently returned to USC after serving as managing partner of a group of more than 20 physicians in Riverside County, California. He offers comprehensive clinical and administrative expertise as the new Medical Director of the Rand Schrader HIV Clinic. In addition to his supervision of clinical activities, Dr. Cadden will act as a co-investigator for the Clinical Research Site of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG).

Kerstin Piccolo, Research Associate

Kerstin Piccolo, Research Associate - Introduction

Kerstin Piccolo holds a degree in genetics from the University of California, Davis. Currently, she is a research associate at a private southern California biotechnology company where she specializes in genetically modifying plants to improve their survival in harsh environments.

Theories Wiki

The wiki is a good place to start. You can share your own ideas with me there.

Activating Evolution

I put up the introduction to "Activating Evolution" by my late father. You might want to have a look.