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Dr. Crapo has been a member of our board of directors since April 2005. Dr. Crapo became Chairman of the Board in August 2007. Dr. Crapo has nearly 30 years of experience in the health and science field. He has been a Professor at National Jewish Medical and Research Center since June 1996 and served as Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chairman of Medicine from June 1996 - 2004. National Jewish is a private institution in immunology and allergic diseases. Dr. Crapo also served as Chief Executive Officer of Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from July 2004 until December 2004. He was the first scientist to extend Drs. Fridovich and McCord's original discovery of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) to mammalian models of disease. Prior to joining National Jewish, Dr. Crapo spent over 15 years as the Chief of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division at Duke University Medical Center. He is involved in a number of professional societies, including service on the NHLBI Advisory Council and serving as President of the American Thoracic Society and President of the Fleischner Society. | 