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Sheldon Schuster, appointed to the Commission in 2007, is currently the President of the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences (KGI) in Claremont, CA. Prior to joining KGI, Dr. Shuster was the Interim Assistant Vice President for Research, Director of the Biotechnology Program and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Florida. His research focused on the mechanism of tumor drug resistance and the rational design of potential anti-tumor therapies based on studies of specific enzyme structures. His work has been funded by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society, and has resulted in over 140 peer-reviewed publications and ten patents. He has also been active in leadership roles in BIO and the Council for Biotechnology Centers and is presently Associate Editor for Biotechnology of the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (BAMBED). Dr. Schuster is a graduate of the University of California, Davis and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.