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Dr. Colleen F. Draper PhD, RD, CEO, Founder, Scientist, Researcher, Entrepreneur

Biography:

In her quest to be a good mother and emulate the self-care she would like to see in her daughters, Dr. Draper was amazed at the limited options available to manage their hormonal health naturally, consistently and with limited side effects. Realizing she faced these same limitations in her clinical practice years ago and reflecting on her own clinical and scientific research experiences in women’s health, she decided it was time to make a difference. As a perimenopausal mother of 3 teenage girls, Colleen Fogarty Draper MS, RD, PhD founded and created PhenomX Health; a femtech pioneer in perimenopausal health and nutrition. To support her family and “bootstrap” her startup, she also created a worldclass nutrition science translation consultancy, NutraUHealth.

Dr. Draper has over 25 years of experience in scientific research, molecular/ personalized nutrition and genomics, clinical dietetics/medical nutrition therapy and product /program and business development and a strong network of collaborators. She spent the last 8+ years at Nestle conducting molecular nutrition and systems biology research and translation sciences for product development while simultaneously completing her PhD. Her doctoral work focused on metabolomic response signatures in nutrition and health, sexual dimorphism and hormone chronobiology.

She conducted further translation work in microbiome resilience, probiotic, prebiotic therapies and the connection with neurotransmitter functioning; dermatological sciences, fertility and personalized nutrition; sub-clinical mastitis and inflammatory diet intake; and led digital health technology development for diet intake, analysis and recommendation personalization. Additionally, Dr. Draper spent several years conducting clinical studies and developing personalized gene tests for pharmacogenomics and nutrition in the areas of inflammation, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, weight management and micronutrient requirements. She has significant experience in international scientific claims translation gut health strategy, weight wellness and immunity.

Dr. Draper pursued 1 year of dermatological science training to understand skin biology as a nutrient response system. She has merged this learning experience with her molecular nutrition background to investigate non-invasive systems nutrition biomarker sensing using microfluidics, microneedle technologies, and integrative -omics for translation into health care practice and consumer care. At PhenomX Health, she is applying this to women’s hormonal health and immune-inflammatory precision nutrition.

She earned her PhD in life sciences with the Center for Analytical Biosciences, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research at Leiden University, The Netherlands; her Master’s of Science degree from Tufts University, School of Nutrition; and completed her dietetics program to become a registered dietitian at the Frances Stern Nutrition Center, New England Medical Center Hospital, Tufts University.

Selected Publications :

  1. Draper CF, “Metabolic signatures in nutrition and health: Short-term diet response, sexual dimorphism and hormone chronobiology” thesis, Leiden University. 2018 Dec.

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  2. Draper CF, et al. “Menstrual cycle rhythmicity: metabolic patterns in healthy women” thesis, Scientific Reports. 2018 Oct 1;8(1): 14568.

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32647-0 cite

  3. Draper CF, et al. "Vegan and animal meal composition and timing influence glucose and lipid related postprandial metabolic profile". Mol Nutr Food Res. 2019 Mar;63(5): e1800568 doi:10.1002/mnfr.201800568 cite

  4. Wei R, et al. "Meat and vegetable intake produces amino acid and bile acid microbial related metabotypes in healthy people". Mol Nutr Food Res. 2018. doi:10.1002/mnfr.201800583 cite

  5. Draper CF, et al. "A 48-hour vegan diet challenge in healthy women and men induces a BRANCH-chain amino acid related, health associated, metabolic signature". Mol Nutr Food Res. 2018 Feb;62(3). Epub 2017 Dec 28. doi:10.1002/mnfr.201700703 cite

  6. Draper CF, et al. "Sexual dimorphism, age, and fat mass are key phenotypic drivers of proteomic signatures". J Proteome Res. 2017 Nov 3;16(11):4122-4133. doi:10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00501 cite

  7. Mathias MG, et al. "Clinical & Vitamin Response to a Short-Term Multi- Micronutrient Intervention in Brazilian Children & Teens: From Population Data to Inter-Individual Responses". Mol Nutr Food Res. 2018 Jan 24. doi:10.1002/mnfr.201700613 cite

  8. Moco S, et al. "Systems biology approaches for inflammatory bowel disease emphasis on gut microbial metabolism". Inflammatory Bowel Disorders.2014;0:1-11. doi:10.1097/MIB.0000000000000116 cite

  9. “Nutritional Genomics in Practice: Interaction with Health Professionals in Bringing Nutritional Genomics to the Public”. Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in functional foods and personalized nutrition (Editor – Lynnette Ferguson). Chapter 18. p347. 2013.

    ISBN:9781439876800 cite

  10. “Inflammatory Bowel Disease”. Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients (Editor - Kohlstadt, Ingrid) Chapter 15. 279-304. 2013.

    ISBN:9781439887721 cite

  11. DeBusk R, et al. "Nutritional genomics: where do we begin?". Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2005; 105(4):589-598. doi:10.1016/j.jada.2005.01.002 cite

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Alicia Troker MS, RD, IFMCP, Clinical Nutrition Expert

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Madeleine Draper, Project Assistant

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Dr. Michel G. Combes PhD, CTO, Blockchain Architect, Machine-Learning Trainer

Biography:

Michel Combes, Ph.D, founder of GC-Bank

  • Created and deployed this web site.
  • Developed cryptocurrencies and ledger technologies; architect blockRings™ for Data Commons Systems; participatory token for collective; launched CERES platform as a transformative economy experiment; issued the first cryptomorphic currency LVC for a Festival in Miami; setup GC-bank portfolio and associated coin forge for minted currencies; developed non-proof of work blockchains; invented smart litigation and proof of witness for solution to double spending, and proof of membership for authentication, developed non-consensus based ledger as byzantine resistant system; developed system robust to Sybil attack for identity management.
  • Developed light weight smart glasses; deploy production validation and characterization flow on manufacture line; build and Reamp up volume for Vaunt smart glasses;
  • Designed MEMs electronic control and drive algorythm. Developed picoprojector, wearable, Head up Displays; architect mems based picoprojector plateform, lead prototyping team; supervise Design and Manufacture of Headup displays, companion projectors and monochrome holographic glasses; lead the Engineegimg Team responsible for design of company chipset.
  • Developed laser drivers, reference design, video processor; build reference designs for pico-projector, prepared CES demos ( worked with major customers in the field Syndiant, Micron, LGE, MVIS, Bosh, bTendo ); defined ARM based video processor architecture for MEMs scanner display systems, geometric correction, mixed signal servoing of laser beams, temperature and power management, white balance contolled loops; published datasheet and supporting documentations for products release; designed drivers for native / direct green lasers (Nishia, Soraa, OSRAM).
  • by the way I used vi and nroff to write my Ph.D. disseration !
  • read more or BMC

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Some Publications & Patents :

  1. Abele N, et al. North Inc. “Methods and apparatus to identify lenses of head-wearable apparatus.” US 2019/0041644 A1; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Fev. 2, 2019

  2. Kilcher L, et al. Intel Corp. “Variable transmissivity virtual image projection system.” US 10,067,344 B2; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Sep. 4, 2018

  3. Abele N, et al. Intel Corp. “Method and system for controlling a laser-based lighting system.” US 9,826,203 B2; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Nov. 21, 2017

  4. Novotny V, et al. Himax Display USA Inc. “Method for reducing speckle pattern in display images.” US 8,810,886 B2; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Aug. 19, 2014

  5. Combes MG, Intersil Americas LLC. “Light emitting element driver ic implementing gamma expansion.” US 2013/0016285 A1; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Jan. 17, 2013

  6. Patel S, et al. Texas Instruments Inc. “System and apparatus for repairing micromirrors in spatial light modulators.” US 7,751,114 B2; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Jul. 6, 2010

  7. Combes MG, et al. Himax Display USA Inc. “Image dithering based on farey fractions” US 2009/0066719 A1; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Mar. 12, 2009

  8. Patel S, et al. Texas Instruments Inc. “Method of Repairing Micromirrors in Spatial Light Modulators” US 2008/0218842 A1; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Sep. 11, 2008

  9. Richards P, et al. Texas Instruments Inc. “Deflection mechanisms in micromirror devices” US 7,215,458 B2; United States Patent and Trademark Office – May 8, 2007

  10. Richards P, et al. Texas Instruments Inc. “Color rendering of illumination light in display systems.” US 7.212,359 B2; United States Patent and Trademark Office – May 1, 2007

  11. Grasser R, et al. Texas Instruments Inc. “Image projection method and projection system.” US20060250587 A1; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Nov. 9, 2006

  12. Richards P, et al. Texas Instruments Inc. “Color rendering of illumination light in display systems.” US 7.131,762 B2; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Nov. 7, 2006

  13. Richards P, et al. Reflectivity Inc. “Sequential color modulation method in display systems” US 2005/0195.137 A1; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Sep. 8, 2005

  14. Feygin G, et al. Texas Instruments Inc. “Method and system for estimating an input data sequence based on an output data sequence and hard disk drive incorporating same” US 6,212,664 B1; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Apr. 3, 2001

  15. Marbot R, et al. BULL S.A. “Variable-delay circuit.” US 5,327,031 A; United States Patent and Trademark Office – Jul. 5, 1994

  16. Combes MG, et al. “A portable clock multiplier generator using digital CMOS standard cells.” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 31.7 (1996): 958-965.

    doi:10.1109/4.508209 cite

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