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William B. McCall, Chairman

A co-founder of ABT, Bill McCall possesses over 20 years of experience in the financial and investment fields, together with international marketing, management, and business experience with three large multinational corporations.

Bill earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Foreign Service (International Economics) from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He received a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA-Finance and Management) from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.

Other experiences include military service as a United States Army Ordnance Officer-Vietnam Era, and Adjunct University Faculty Teaching of graduate and undergraduate courses in Investments, Portfolio Management, Accounting for Control, and Managerial Economics.

Leila Kalandarishvili, Ph.D., Director General

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

1982-1986, Ph.D. Biology, Lomonosov University, Moscow, USSR.

1980-1982, Post Graduate Training at Lomonosov University, Moscow, USSR.

1967-1972, Biophysics degree at Tbilisi State University, Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia

Work Experience:

2003-Present, Pharmaceutical Company BioPharm-L, Director General

1994-2003, Manufacturing Company Biopharm, Director

2001-Present, Advanced Biophage Technologies, LLC (ABT) Co-Founder

1997-Present, Adjunct Professor at Tbilisi State University (Courses in Microbiology, Virology and Bio-Technology)

1992-1994, BIOMEDIC Company, Director General

1989-1992, Eliava Research Institute of Vaccines and Serum (BACTERIOPHAGE), Head of Molecular Biology Division

1986-1989, Eliava Research Institute of Vaccines and Serum (BACTERIOPHAGE), Senior Scientist

1974-1980, Eliava Research Institute of Vaccines and Serum (BACTERIOPHAGE), Junior Scientist

1973-1974, Tbilisi State Hospital, Neurosurgery Department, Junior Scientist

1972-1973, State Institute of Parasitology, Scientist

Awards and Recognition:

2005 Member of Georgian National Academy (of Science)

2005 American Society for Microbiology-Morrison Rogosa Award

2003 Sigma Xi-The Scientific Research Society, member

2003 Member of the Georgian Engineering Academy

2000 GMP/GLP Individual Certification (Good Mfg. Proc./Good Lab Proc.)

2000 U.S. Department of Commerce, Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT)-Pharmacology

Patents Held: Twenty-five

Languages: Russian-fluent; French-good; English-elementary

Published works: Twenty-three

 

Global Affiliates
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AVASA AdminCo-UK, Ltd

London, England

AVASA AdminCo-UK, Ltd. (AA-UK) is ABT's partner for worldwide distribution of commercial phage products. Based in London, England, AA-UK serves as the central point of contact for the ABT's global strategic alliances.

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Biopharm-L Ltd.

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

BIOPHARM-L, Ltd. is a commercial phage product manufacturing company located in the Republic of Georgia, Biopharm-L Ltd. also conducts applied research.  Its phage products are currently sold over-the-counter in the republics of the former Soviet Union.

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Dr. Jacquelyn G. Black

Scientific Advisor
 
 

Dr. Kalandarishvili and Dr. Black collaborate on phage work
Dr. Kalandarishvili and Dr. Black collaborate on phage work
Dr. Jacquelyn G. Black received her B.A., B.S, and M.S. degrees from the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.  Currently Professor of Microbiology at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, Dr. Black has taught microbiology since 1970.  She has conducted field work and research globally.  Her extensive experience includes several joint phage-related projects with Dr. Leila Kalandarishvili. Dr. Black is the author of the leading Microbiology textbook, "Microbiology Principles and Applications," 7th edition, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  Translations of this textbook into Japanese and Portuguese are in use, with a Chinese version soon to be completed.  Her book is used by hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.  Link to Dr. Black's internationally noted Microbiology textbook
Dr. Black's leading microbiology textbook, featuring phages on its cover
Dr. Black's leading microbiology textbook, featuring phages on its cover