MY MISSION
To share my knowledge of Immunology with those who seek more clarity on immunization, immunity and the immune system, and who know that science is never settled.
I am a Founding Member and Immune Science Educator at BUILDING BRIDGES IN CHILDREN'S HEALTH (BBCH), an international online community dedicated to learning the current science that supports children's health and healthy immunity. Between 2015 and 2019 I also served on the Board of Physicians for Informed Consent.
MY EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH TRAINING BACKGROUND
I graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Biochemistry and then earned a PhD in Immunology. Upon completion of my PhD thesis (on immunologic memory) at The Rockefeller University in New York, NY, I held postdoctoral research training appointments in prominent immunology laboratories affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Stanford University School of Medicine. During my doctoral and post-doctoral studies, I contributed experimental research and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications in some of the most prestigious biomedical journals, including Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), Nature, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS).
WHY I LEFT ACADEMIC RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT
During my postdoctoral years of training, I realized that the so-called 'academic freedom' of the biomedical research establishment has been subjugated to a pharma-driven paradigm that capitalizes on manmade chronic disease created as a collateral damage in our never-ending war on germs and symptoms. At the end of my post-doctoral training, I made a decision to leave academic research establishment, whose value system, priorities, and directions I could no longer embrace.
MY PERSPECTIVE
My 2012 e-book Vaccine Illusion marks my own humble milestone: the disillusionment with mass vaccination programs and their unintended consequences. Since then, I've been lecturing at integrative medicine conferences and public educational events to promote better understanding of the immune system's requirements for optimal function in dealing with infections and avoiding disease complications.
In my lectures, I strive to seek out and present modern research that continues to refine our knowledge on how our daily choices (e.g. through nutrient depletion, oxidative stress, microbiome disruption, environmental toxins, and iatrogenic damage) can create specific immune system vulnerabilities that allow viruses or bacteria to become threatening to our health or survival. Being informed about what the immune system needs to have to function properly helps us avoid setting it up to fail by what we do (or don't do) on a daily basis. It also allows us to overcome the fear of infections, whether or not they are targeted by vaccines.
I've documented my scientifically-referenced perspective -- that the immune system in its fully functional state can ensure our peaceful co-existence (i.e., without deadly or crippling outcomes) with any virus or bacteria -- in a 6-part webinar course Natural Immunity Fundamentals (NIF class). The NIF class will help you understand what makes your immune system weak or strong and how you, and not the medical system, can be in control of your health. For NIF lecture descriptions and a free viewing of the first NIF lecture, click HERE.
To share my knowledge of Immunology with those who seek more clarity on immunization, immunity and the immune system, and who know that science is never settled.
I am a Founding Member and Immune Science Educator at BUILDING BRIDGES IN CHILDREN'S HEALTH (BBCH), an international online community dedicated to learning the current science that supports children's health and healthy immunity. Between 2015 and 2019 I also served on the Board of Physicians for Informed Consent.
MY EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH TRAINING BACKGROUND
I graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Biochemistry and then earned a PhD in Immunology. Upon completion of my PhD thesis (on immunologic memory) at The Rockefeller University in New York, NY, I held postdoctoral research training appointments in prominent immunology laboratories affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Stanford University School of Medicine. During my doctoral and post-doctoral studies, I contributed experimental research and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications in some of the most prestigious biomedical journals, including Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), Nature, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS).
WHY I LEFT ACADEMIC RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT
During my postdoctoral years of training, I realized that the so-called 'academic freedom' of the biomedical research establishment has been subjugated to a pharma-driven paradigm that capitalizes on manmade chronic disease created as a collateral damage in our never-ending war on germs and symptoms. At the end of my post-doctoral training, I made a decision to leave academic research establishment, whose value system, priorities, and directions I could no longer embrace.
MY PERSPECTIVE
My 2012 e-book Vaccine Illusion marks my own humble milestone: the disillusionment with mass vaccination programs and their unintended consequences. Since then, I've been lecturing at integrative medicine conferences and public educational events to promote better understanding of the immune system's requirements for optimal function in dealing with infections and avoiding disease complications.
In my lectures, I strive to seek out and present modern research that continues to refine our knowledge on how our daily choices (e.g. through nutrient depletion, oxidative stress, microbiome disruption, environmental toxins, and iatrogenic damage) can create specific immune system vulnerabilities that allow viruses or bacteria to become threatening to our health or survival. Being informed about what the immune system needs to have to function properly helps us avoid setting it up to fail by what we do (or don't do) on a daily basis. It also allows us to overcome the fear of infections, whether or not they are targeted by vaccines.
I've documented my scientifically-referenced perspective -- that the immune system in its fully functional state can ensure our peaceful co-existence (i.e., without deadly or crippling outcomes) with any virus or bacteria -- in a 6-part webinar course Natural Immunity Fundamentals (NIF class). The NIF class will help you understand what makes your immune system weak or strong and how you, and not the medical system, can be in control of your health. For NIF lecture descriptions and a free viewing of the first NIF lecture, click HERE.
