Meet the Advanced Naturals Research and Development Team
Dr. Maha El-Sayed, Director
- M.S. and Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); completed a prestigious 2-year postdoctoral at Stanford University
- 30-year employee of The Clorox Company
- Extensive background in microbiology, enzymology, product development and new innovations
- Sees the scientific field of microbiome research growing and evolving at a very fast pace and looks forward to applying innovative, scientific breakthroughs to Advanced Naturals products
Bill King, Research Fellow
- B.S. degree in Genetics and Microbiology and M.S. degree in Food—University of California, Davis; MBA—St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA.
- Tapped to lead the science e ort for Advanced Naturals probiotics
- Was a lead scientist in probiotics before probiotics were mainstream; helped create much of the foundational science for probiotics
- Managed innovation and research programs in global technology companies, including DSM Inc., Genencor International, Rhodia SA, Rhone-Poulenc SA, and The Clorox Company; focus has been in the development of novel cultures, antimicrobials, enzymes and probiotics, resulting in 18 patents to date
- Led a team in new directions in the creation of new methods for testing
C di fficile, TB, Bio films, MER-CoV, and Ebola, and became the Clorox
Research Fellow in Microbiology
Dr. Francis Lau, Associate Research Fellow
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Toxicology—Texas A & M University; M.S. degree in Biochemistry—University of San Francisco; M.S. degree in Computer Information Systems—University of Houston; BSc in Biochemistry (Minor in Microbiology)—University of Alberta
- 15 years+ developing nutraceuticals and dietary supplements
- Heavily involved in early stage, new product development processes
- Extensive research background; author of scienti c papers, books and abstracts; inventor of several patents
Dr. Zac Lewis Scientist II
- Ph.D. in Microbiology—University of California, Davis; completed the prestigious postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- Specialist in probiotics and prebiotics
- Extensive expertise in Bi fidobacterial genetics and physiology, as well as training on measuring bacterial abundances in the gut using state-of-the-art DNA sequencing techniques
- Studied the e ffects of specialized prebiotic sugars in breast milk on the developing gut microbiome of infants