Dr. Ram Bhat joined StemCyte in late 2005 as the Chief Scientific Officer. His previous professional tenure included two years of teaching at the University of Maryland at College Park and nearly 30 years at Johnson & Johnson where his assignments ranged from Manager of Basic & Applied Research at Baby Products Company to Director of Research at Vistakon, Director of Technology Transfer in Japan, Corporate Director at Corporate Office of Science & Technology and Vice President & Executive Director at Vision Care. His career is also highlighted by a one year White House (Executive Branch) Fellowship at the Office of Science & Technology Policy during the Clinton Administration. Dr. Bhat s educational background consists of B. S. degrees in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering from India, M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in Polymer Science (Physics) from N. C. State University, and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the National Bureau of Standards.