About the Editor-in-Chief

Robert F Waters Ph.D., received a BA in pre-medicine (1971) (Biology major, Chemistry minor) from Carroll College (Helena, Montana), and was admitted directly to a Doctorate Program, with full ride scholarship, and earned a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from Montana State University Genetics Institute (1975) with minor emphasis in Biochemistry and Mathematical Statistics, thesis: A Modified Microbiological Assay of Amino Acids in Hordeum spp., with patent (published). His post-doctoral research and faculty appointment was at Kansas State University working on DNA Hybridization techniques, and worked with CYMMYT (Mexico) under the auspices of Nobel Prize Laureate, Prof. Norman E. Borlaug, in Mexico (1975-1977) (with publications). Studied CIS WAN communications and became a specialist working with CAPLAMAR (Mexico City), CIA (Langley), British Petroleum (London) and Tyndall AFB (Florida) in the late 1970’s to early 80’s. In the late 80’s, he had extensive CSE training with IBM, DEC, Data General, CDC, etc, and developed high volume billing system for emergency room use, and mathematical statistical modeling in predictive systems. He helped in the successful rewriting of the national EMT-Basic curriculum for DOT/NHTSA, a multi-million dollar grant with Samaritan Health Systems approved by all 50 states, and worked with the State of Arizona on the “Seatbelt Coalition”, and Arizona State Educational statistics issues. Dr. Waters taught for over 20 years in medical schools, and continues to teach Medical Biochemistry, Medical Genetics, Biostatistics, and is a senior research professor at Arizona State University Biodesign Institute. Dr. Waters’ research interests include focus in genomics, anti-virals, diabetes, cancer, artificial intelligence mathematics and continues to publish in major journals.