SBIR PRE CONFERENCE and CONFERENCE  EVENTS
”GOT NETWORKING?”
March 21 – 22, 2006
Holiday Inn Missoula - Parkside

                                                                     
SPEAKERS:

 

Take advantage of this SBIR networking opportunity and visit with our speakers.

 

Dr. Recep Avci is a Research Professor of Physics and the Director of Image and Chemical Analysis Laboratory (ICAL) at Montana State University in Bozeman MT.  He received his BS in Physics and Math at Istanbul University and his PhD in Solid State Physics at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.  Dr. Avci’s research includes the study of fundamental and applied aspects of bulk and bio-materials as well as surfaces and interfaces by a wide variety of spectroscopic and microscopic techniques.  Dr. Avci has expertise in a variety of techniques including atomic and chemical force microscopy, photoemission spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction (including thin-film diffraction and reflectivity), high-resolution vibrational and electronic electron energy loss spectroscopy, spin-polarized inverse-photoemission spectroscopy, and coincidence and nuclear-emission spectroscopy.

 

 

John Balsam is vice-president of New Horizon Technologies, Inc., a Butte-based firm serving the technology business community with commercial-potential assessments, government accounting and contract-management services, proposal development support, and Web site development, hosting, and optimization support. Balsam has 15 years’ experience serving business clients, with a primary focus on markets, market research, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurial business development. Since 2000, New Horizon Technologies has contracted with the State of Montana’s Small Business Innovation Research program, a role in which John works closely with individuals and business owners to understand the SBIR and STTR programs, help them determine whether these programs represent worthwhile opportunities, and if so, how they should proceed to take advantage of the programs for funding.

 

 

Robert F. Bargatze, Ph.D., Founder, Board Member, Executive VP, Chief Scientific Officer of LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dr. Bargatze manages LigoCyte’s Discovery Research Program focusing on identifying new technologies and directing their development.  He has 29 years of experience leading inflammation and mucosal immune research programs defining the role of selectins, integrins, and chemokines in white blood cell recruitment. In this field, he has published extensively on leukocyte and endothelial receptor interactions and the role of signaling.  Dr. Bargatze was a founding member of the research team at Stanford University that successfully identified the critical molecular interactions of the adhesion cascade for the recruitment of lymphocytes and leukocytes. Prior to his Stanford tenure he served as a Research Scientist at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation exploring the regulation of IgE and its role in allergy. He was founding member and Research Manager of Quidel, an early 1980’s biotech now producing complement-based products.  Dr Bargatze received his BA in Biology at the University of California San Diego and his Ph.D. from Montana State University in a joint program with Stanford University.

 

 

Jeff Batton is the President of Montana Growth Capital, a company that provides financing and consulting services to businesses throughout Montana.  Montana Growth Capital is a subsidiary of Alaska Growth Capital, which has been nationally recognized on national Public Radio and in publications such as Forbes for developing innovative financing strategies for its clients.

 

Jeff has a track record of success in a variety of settings, from large corporations to start-up ventures.  He gained experience in corporate finance, capital structure, interest rate risk management, and debt financing while working for Providian Financial Corporation, a large consumer lending company based in San Francisco.  He expanded his skills to include equity fundraising, traditional and online marketing, business development, accounting, and overall business leadership while simultaneously serving as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Marketing for PrintingForLess.com in Livingston, Montana.  During his tenure there, the company nearly tripled in size, both in terms of sales and number of employees.  Jeff also heads up Alaska Growth Capital’s consulting business when he is not working in Montana. Jeff holds a BS degree in Finance from the University of Illinois.

 

 

 

George A. Carlson has been the Director of McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls, Montana since 1988.  He earned an AB in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and  a PhD in Physiology from Tufts University in Boston.  Following a postdoctoral fellowship,  he was appointed Assistant Professor of Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine  at the University of Alberta. He moved to Montana  from Bar Harbor, Maine where he was a Staff Scientist at The Jackson Laboratory.  Throughout his career he applied mouse genetics to understand disease susceptibility in humans.  Twenty years ago, Dr. Carlson began studies on prion diseases and has extended his  work in neurodegenerative disease towards development of mouse models for Alzheimer’s disease. 

 

Al Deibert has 17 years of experience in manufacturing operations management and consulting. Al has implemented lean manufacturing transformations, team-based problem solving and vendor qualification systems. He has developed managerial financial models that are used by companies to more accurately cost products or services and help make scheduling, hiring or product development decisions.

The Mil-Tech Extension program was established at Montana State University to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of technology transition to the Department of Defense. The program is jointly operated by the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center and TechLink. Al is the program manager.

Al has a B.S. and an M.S. in industrial and management engineering from Montana State University.  Alan Deibert, MilTech Program Manager, 900 Technology Blvd.  Suite A, Bozeman, MT  59718, (406)-994-7732 ph, (406)-994-7701 fax

 

Timothy Descamps is the Executive Director for the International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation in Missoula. He is the Foundation’s first Executive Director in its 10 year history as a cardiovascular research and educational institute started by the University of Montana and Saint Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center as a joint effort.   Mr. Descamps brings to the Foundation both extensive executive experience and healthcare industry expertise. Prior to his current position, Mr. Descamps was a Partner at David Powell, Inc., a financial and human resource consulting firm serving the technology industry principally in Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas. He specialized in the field of Health Sciences and Bio-Technology and his practice included serving as the Chief Financial Officer and consultant for several public and private companies in the areas of financial reporting and SEC compliance including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.  Mr. Descamps began his career with Price Waterhouse Coopers after receiving a B.S. degree in Management from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

 

David L. Dickensheets is an Associate Professor and the Founder and Director of the Montana Microfabrication Facility at Montana State University. Dr. Dickensheets received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1997.  From 1996-1997 he was a research associate in the Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory at Stanford University.  In 1997 he joined the faculty at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.  His research interests include optical imaging and spectroscopy of tissues, and the application of microfabrication technologies to develop miniature optical instruments for biomedical and industrial imaging applications, telecommunications and planetary exploration. The Montana Microfabrication Facility is a cleanroom laboratory available to both academic and commercial users who are engaged in microdevice research and commercialization.  David Dickensheets, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montana State University, 530 Cobleigh Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, Phone: 406 994-7874; Fax:  406 994-5958  DavidD@ece.montana.edu

 

David P. Desch is the Executive Director of the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology and has served in that capacity since the organization’s start-up in 2000.  Prior to his position with the Research and Commercialization program, Mr. Desch was a Principal of Interwest Consulting, a Helena-based management consulting and strategic planning firm.  Other positions held by Dave include Senior Investments Manager at the Montana Science and Technology Alliance, Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioner, and Wilderness Ranger with the U.S. Forest Service. Dave received a B.S. degree from Colorado State University and a Master’s degree from the University of Montana. Email:  ddesch@mt.gov

Richard P. Donovan, PI

Department of General Engineering, Montana Tech of the University of Montana,
Butte, Mt. 59701, (406) 496-4770, rdonovan@mtech.edu

Professional Preparation

The University of Texas   Civil Engineering                                    BS                                1982

Montana State University            Civil Engineering                        MS                               1985

University of Wyoming    Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Ph.D.M.E.                     1992

Appointments

Montana Tech of The University of Montana          Assistant Professor                    2000 - Present

Montana Tech of The University of Montana          Visiting Professor                       1996 - 2000

University of Evansville, Indiana                           Assistant Professor                    1992 - 1996

NASA-Langley Research Center                          Research Fellow                        6/95 - 8/95

Montana State University                                    Adjunct Professor                      6/94 - 9/94

Montana State University                                    Adjunct Professor                      6/93 - 9/93

University of Wyoming                            Graduate Research Assistant                 1988 - 1992

Publications

1.       R.P. Donovan (1996), “Micro-mechanics, Piezoelectricity, Mixture Theory, and Advanced Composite Structural Engineering”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Composites in Engineering, July 20-24 1996.

2.       R.P. Donovan, (1995), “A Modern Mixture Theory Approach to Composite Structural Analysis”, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Composites in Engineering, August 21-24 1995.

3.       A.C. Hansen, J.L. Walker, R.P. Donovan, (1994). “A Finite Element Formulation For Compos­ite Structures Based on a Volume Fraction Mixture Theory”, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 32 No. 1.

4.       A.C. Hansen, R.L. Crane, M.H. Damson, R.P. Donovan, D.T. Horning, and J.L. Walker, (1991). “Some Notes on a Volume Fraction Mixture Theory and a Comparison with the Kinetic Theory of Gases”, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 29 No. 5.

Synergistic Activities

Concurrent Engineering Facilities Grant, 1996, $150,000.

In concert with the Whirlpool Corporation, the University of Evansville acquired 15 Sun Sparcstations as well as software licenses in support of an initiative to integrate the mechanical engineering curriculum via CAD/CAM program.

Montana Tech Faculty Mine-Grant, 1997, $2,500.

“Concurrent Engineering, Multi-media Communication, total Quality Management and the Virtual Classroom.” Developed a series of computer-based video lectures on various topics in Strength of Materials. These lectures utilized state-of-the-art solid modeling, analysis and animation software to generate images and solutions as an alternative to the traditional classroom.

University of Montana Distributed Learning Initiative, 1998, $7,500.

“Concurrent Engineering and Distributed Learning.” Development of network topologies through which vital training in concurrent engineering methodologies can be delivered to the desktop of the emerging light manufacturing industry within Montana.

Multi-phase Continuum Finite Element Approach to Electro-optical Composites, DOE EPSCoR, 2001-2004, $75,000.

The objective of this research is to numerically model the global as well as local response of composite materials containing electrically and optically active constituents. A multi-phase continuum approach will be utilized to determine the global response and the Generalized Method of Cells will be utilized to determine the local response.

Rocky Mountain Agile Virtual Enterprise Technical Development Center, 2001-2005, NSF-PFI, $719,299.

The RAVE TDC was developed to foster mutually beneficial partnerships among Montana’s small businesses and the Montana University System using collaborative methods developed under the DARPA sponsored Agile Manufacturing Program and formalized by G5 Technologies (www.g5technologies.com) into the nationally recognized Virtual Corporation Management System (VCMS™).

Marti Elder guides innovation to connect with commercial success. Her background in technology management started in the Montana R&D industry many years ago as the business director of YES Technologies. During her tenure, YES achieved millions of dollars of Small Business Innovation Research funding; prosecuted dozens of patents; and negotiated licenses for their proprietary mining, packaging, software and sensor technologies. This experience formed the foundation for Elder's consulting practice focused on commercialization planning and licensing.

As an "inventor mentor" to clients on three continents, and a licensing specialist for federal defense technology transfer, she helps clients to maximize the potential of their intellectual property. Elder is a member of the pre-eminent Licensing Executives Society and her articles have been published by the leading National publications for inventing, including PatentCafe.Com, IP Today, and Inventors' Digest.

 

Ray Friesenhahn has more than 20 years experience in evaluating, developing, and managing diverse technology programs. His Defense industrial experience includes R&D, engineering and manufacture of high power radar and microwave systems and components at Hughes Aircraft EDD (now part of L-3 Communications), where he contributed significant performance and operational improvements to the Navy's Tartar system radar, and was responsible for engineering the advanced high-power GTWT that enabled the upgraded Patriot Missile System Radar.  At Martin Marietta Advanced Development and Technology Operations, he researched classified HPM weapons technologies, as well as advanced subsystems for LOCAAS (Low Cost Autonomous Attack Submunition). Later, he served as Marketing Director for a start-up environmental electronics firm in San Diego, and then served as Director of the Industrial Associates Program for the University of Texas College of Natural Sciences. Ray has specialized expertise in photonics and sensors, and a knowledge base that extends to many other technical fields.

Prior to joining TechLink, Ray was Senior Technology Transfer Manager for the NASA Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center in Austin, Texas, where he evaluated NASA technologies, performed in-depth market assessments for new technologies and provided technical business assistance throughout a 14-state region. His education includes a B.S. in Physics from the University of Texas Austin, graduate work in Physics at Penn State where he was appointed Lecturer in Physics, and an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the University of Texas Austin.  Ray Friesenhahn, SBIR & Technology Transition Manager, MSU TechLink, 900 Technology Blvd., Ste. A, Bozeman, MT  59718, Ph.: (406) 994-7726; Fax: (406) 994-7701, rayf@montana.edu; http://www.techlinkcenter.org/sbir

 

 

 

Dr. Bill Goldner serves as a National Program Leader for the United States Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation (SBIR) Program.  Prior to joining the USDA, Dr. Goldner held positions as: an Associate Biochemist at the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association (now Hawaii Agricultural Research Center); a Research Scientist/Project Manager for Union Camp Corporation (a major forest products company [now part of International Paper]); and most recently as Technical Strategy Manager for Applied Genetics in Biotechnology Development for the Global Agricultural Products Research Division of American Cyanamid Co. (a major crop protection company [now BASF]).  While at Union Camp and American Cyanamid, he served for six years as an Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Plant Biology at Rutgers University.

 

Dr. Goldner’s research background includes: the biochemistry of starch and sucrose biosynthesis in plants; the physiology of woody plant growth, development and abiotic stress tolerance; accelerated genetic selection of forest trees and agronomic crops; forest biotechnology; and production horticulture (field and greenhouse). He has published several research articles and received two patents, including one on the production of the anti-cancer compound taxol.  He holds a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from the Pennsylvania State University.

 

Currently, Dr. Goldner runs the USDA-SBIR Programs for Plant Production and Protection – Biology; Plant Production and Protection – Engineering; and Industrial Applications. He also plays a lead role on the Specialty Crops Regulatory Initiative (SCRI) Planning Committee, working to help create an organization that will facilitate the timely and cost-effective movement of biotechnology-derived specialty crops through the current regulatory system.

 

William Goldner, Ph.D., National Program Leader, Small Business Innovation Research Program

Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture

STOP 243, 1400 Independence Ave., SW; Washingon, D.C. 20250-2243; Phone: 202-401-1719; FAX: 202-401-6070

E-mail: wgoldner@csrees.usda.gov; Web Site: www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/sbir

 

 

Steve Grover is the Business Development Manager for MCDC and is responsible for the loan and consulting programs.  Steve spent over two years developing and providing technical assistance programs for small business owners and entrepreneurs as the Director of MCDC’s Small Business Development Center before being promoted to Business Development Manager in June 2005. Steve joined MCDC in November of 2002 and brought over  twelve years of business experience including working as a CPA for Ernst & Young, a management position with Microsoft, and ownership/management of three construction companies in Western Montana.

 

 

 

 

Justin Hager manages the Growth Through Agriculture Program within the Montana Department of Agriculture in Helena, MT.  The Growth Through Agriculture Program strengthens and diversifies Montana's agriculture industry by offering assistance for economic development of new and existing businesses.  Justin works closely with private businesses, local governments, and individual entrepreneurs to provide grant and loan assistance that will add value to the agriculture industry, create new jobs, and expand business opportunities.

 

Justin grew up on an irrigated farm and ranch outside of Fairfield, Montana and attended the University of Montana for a year and graduated from Montana State University with a bachelors degree in Agri Business Management and an Economics Minor.  Prior to working for the Department of Agriculture, Justin worked for General Mills for just under 5 years and Columbia Grain International for 3 years.

Justin G. Hager, Growth Through Agriculture Program Manager, Montana Department Of Agriculture, 303 North Roberts, P.O. Box 200201, Helena, MT 59620-0201, Office: (406) 444-2402, Cell: (406) 799-1558

 

 

Dr. Himmer is the laboratory manager of the Montana Microfabrication Facility (MMF) located at Montana State University in Bozeman. He received his BS in Physics at Washington State University and his MS in physics at Montana State University while studying the properties Liquid Crystals. He then worked for the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University. After returning to Montana he obtained his PhD in engineering at Montana State University in the electrical engineering department. His PhD research focused on the design and fabrication of micro-optical electromechanical systems for aberration correction in imaging systems. His present interests are in the development of micro-optical systems and novel materials for microdevices.

 

 

Loren A. House

 

Native of Southern California

 

Education:

BA  (Cum Laude)

Howard University

MBA – Taxation

Golden Gate University

MA – Conflict Negotiation/Mediation

CSUDH (pending submission of thesis)

Certificate, International Trade

UCLA

Certificate, Entrepreneurial Studies

USC

Certificate, Small Business Management

CSUDH

 

Practicum:

  • Delegate White House conference on Small Business 
  • Program Coordinator for the National Association of Black Manufacturers,  assisted in the research and documentation for House resolution 11318 for Minority and Women-owned business legislation a.k.a. (Public Law 95-507)
  • Lecturer for the Los Angeles Renaissance Entrepreneurial Training Program, 1st AME Church and RLA (Rebuild Los Angeles)
  • Over 15 years experience in procurement/proposal development and Minority and Women-owned business utilization.
  • Former Small Business Advocate for the California State University Office of the Chancellor. (11 eleven years)
  • City of Los Angeles Minority Business Opportunity Committee Charter Member.
  • Long Beach Black Business and Professional Association Board Member.
  • Immediate Past President of   the National Black MBA Association Los Angeles Chapter.
  • Former  Vice President  Howard University Alumnae Association Los Angeles
  • Southern California Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Board Member.
  • Current position: Boeing Enterprise Supplier Diversity HBCU/MI Program Manager.

 

Email:  loren.a.house@boeing.com

 

 

M. Connie Jacobs is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR),  Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Manager, and Industrial Liaison Officer at DARPA.  She has been involved in the SBIR program since its inception in 1982.  She manages DARPA’s $75M SBIR/STTR programs.  Ms. Jacobs represents DARPA and the DoD at a multitude of Small Business Conferences.  She conducts SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) training sessions for Historically Black Colleges and Minority Institutes (HBCU/MI’s), Small Business Development Centers, and laboratories included in the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC).  Ms. Jacobs has 40 years of Federal experience in Industrial Liaison activities.  

 

 

Rochelle Lowe is the Small Business Compliance Manager for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).  Headquartered in San Diego, Ms. Lowe is responsible for corporate-wide participation on small business initiatives – including all the subset categories of SDB, WOSB, VET, SD-VET, HUBZone, and HBCU/MI.  Her responsibilities include reviewing processes for operational compliance with current SBA, governmental, and commercial small business regulations and she is a central SAIC resource for internal and external business contacts.  Ms. Lowe represents SAIC at seminars, trade fairs, and conferences with the goal of increasing SAIC’s visibility and availability to small businesses.

Ms. Lowe has more than 20 years of procurement experience covering government and commercial subcontracting and procurement of goods and services. An SAIC employee-owner for more than 17 years, Ms. Lowe is a self-confessed lifelong learner with a BA in Public Administration from San Diego State University (SDSU) and a degree in Purchasing and Materials Management.

 

 

Kevin Opitz currently serves as the Vice President of Sales for Visual Learning Systems Inc (VLS), a Missoula based software company with clients worldwide.  Kevin has worked for VLS since 2001, and has created sales processes, maintenance renewal procedures, and worked with dozens of different government agencies in their procurement and acquisition of VLS products and services.  Kevin received his BS degree in Business Management from Carroll College, and his MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

 

 

 

 

NAME

David J. Poulsen

POSITION TITLE

Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology

EDUCATION/TRAINING  (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

(if applicable)

YEAR(s)

FIELD OF STUDY

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

B.S.

1988

Microbiology

University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Ph.D.

1995

Molecular Biology/Virology

NIH/NIAID/Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT

Post Doc

95-98

Neuroscience/Virology

CNS Gene Therapy Center, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

Post Doc

98-01

Neuroscience/Gene Transfer

A.      Positions and Honors

Positions and Employment

1988

Research Internship, Sanofi Laboratories, Lenexa, KS Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Microbiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

 

 

1995-1998

IRTA postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain    Laboratories, National Institute of allergy and Infectious Disease, NIH, Hamilton, MT Graduate Research Assistant, Dept of Animal Science and Agricultural Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

1998-2000

Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, CNS Gene Therapy Center, Department of Neurosurgery Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

2000 - 2001

Assistant Professor, CNS Gene Therapy Center, Department of Neurosurgery Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

2001-

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

 

Director, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Montana Neuroscience Institute,

Missoula, MT

 

Honors

1995

Intramural Research Training Award, NIH

 

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

2000-      Society for Neuroscience

2000-      American Society for Gene Therapy

2001-      Association for Research in Otolaryngology

2001-      Director, Molecular Medicine Lab, Montana Neuroscience Institute

 

B.  Selected peer-reviewed selected publications

                   1.     Poulsen, D J, C R A Burton, J J O’Brian, S J Rabin, C L Keeler Jr., (1991) Identification of the infectious laryngotracheitis virus glycoprotein gB gene by the polymerase chain reaction. Virus Genes, 5,335-347.

                   2.     Poulsen, D J, C L Keeler Jr., (1997) Characterization of the assembly and processing of infectious laryngotracheitis virus glycoprotein B J Gen. Virology, 78, 2945-2951.

                   3.     Poulsen, D J, S J Robertson, C A Favara, J L Portis, B W Chesebro, (1998) Mapping of a neurovirulence determinant within the envelope protein of a polytropic murine retovirus: induction of CNS disease by low levels of virus, Virology, 248, 199-207.

                   4.     Poulsen, D J, C Favara, E Snyder, J Portis, B Chesebro,  (1999) Increased neurovirulence of polytropic mouse retroviruses delivered by inoculation of brain with infected neural stem cells, Virology, 263, 23-29.

                   5.     During, M J, C W Symes, P A Lawlor, J Lin, J Dunning, H L Fitzsimons, D Poulsen, P Leone, R Xu, B L Dicker, J Lipski and D Young. (2000) An oral vaccine against NMDAR1 with efficacy in experimental stroke and epilepsy. Science 287:1453-1460.

                   6.     Poulsen, D J, J S Harrop, M D, and M J During, M D (2001). Gene therapy for spinal cord injury and disease. J of Spinal Cord Med. 25(1): 2-11

                    7.     Harrop JS, Poulsen DJ, Xiao W, Freese A, During MJ. (2004). Effect of altering titer, serotype, and promoter in recombinant adeno-associated virus gene therapy expression of spinal cord neurons and astrocytes. Spine. 2004 Dec 15;29(24):2787-92.

                    8.     A.M. Babcock, D. Standing, K. Bullshields, E. Schwartz, C.M. Paden , D.J. Poulsen. (2005) In Vivo Inhibition of Hippocampal Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II by RNA Interference. Mol Ther. 2005 Jun;11(6):899-905.

                   9.      Ida M. Stone, Diana I. Lurie, Mathew W. Kelley, and David J. Poulsen. (2005). Adeno-associated virus mediated gene transfer to hair cells and support cells of the murine cochlea. Molecular Therapy 11(6):843-848.

               10.     J. Selkirk, T. Steifel, I.M. Stone, G. Naeve, A.C. Foster, and D.J. Poulsen (2005) Over-expression of the EAAT2 glutamate transporter within neurons of mouse organotypic slice cultures leads to increased vulnerability of CA1 pyramidal cells. Eur J Neurosci. 2005 Apr;21(8):2291-6.

               11.      The substituted aspartate analogue l-beta-threo-benzyl-aspartate preferentially inhibits the neuronal excitatory amino acid transporter EAAT3. (2005) Esslinger CS ,Agarwal S ,Gerdes J ,Wilson PA ,Davis ES ,Awes AN ,O'brien E ,Mavencamp T ,Koch HP ,Poulsen DJ ,Rhoderick JF ,Chamberlin AR ,Kavanaugh MP ,Bridges RJ . Neuropharmacology. Nov;49(6):850-61.

 

 

Anthony J. Preite, Montana Director of Commerce, was born and raised in Havre, Montana. He attended St. Jude’s grade school, Havre Central High School, and graduated from Northern Montana College in 1963. He taught government and social studies and was coach/athletic director at Turner High School from 1964-1968.

 

In 1968, Mr. Preite accepted the position as Community Development Specialist, with Bear Paw Development in Havre, MT. His duties included coordinating economic growth activities and implementing the overall Economic Development Plan for Hill, Blame, and Liberty Counties and Fort Belknap and Rocky Boys Indian Reservations in north central Montana. He was elevated to Executive

Director in 1969.