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Dr. Gilman was elected as a director of the Company in April, 2005. Dr. Gilman became the Founding Director of the Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies (ORCAS) is December, 2004. ORCAS is a new consortium of research universities, government, industry and non-government organizations focused on critical issues with strong science and technology content. From 1997 to 2002, Dr. Gilman served on the Board of Directors of Triton Thalassic Technologies, Inc., a company engaged in the non-chemical pathogen inactivation of blood products; photo-activation of therapeutic compounds and the treatment and control of micro-organism contaminated fluids. He has also served on several Boards of not-for-profit organizations including the National Council for Science and the Environment and The Annapolis Center. In November, 2001, Dr. Gilman was nominated by President Bush to serve as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development which is the scientific and technological arm of the Environmental Protection Agency. After his confirmation in that position he was also named Science Advisor to the Agency. Dr. Gilman served in this capacity until November, 2004. Dr. Gilman was Director, Policy Planning for Celera Genomics in Rockville, Maryland from October 1998 until his appointment to the EPA. Celera Genomics, a bio-information and drug discovery company, is known for having decoded the human genome. In his position, Dr. Gilman was responsible for strategic planning for corporate development and communications. Prior to joining the National Research Council, Gilman was the Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Natural Resources, Energy, and Science beginning in September of 1992. There he coordinated budget formulation, regulatory, and legislative activities between agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Agriculture, and Energy with the Executive Office of the President. Dr. Gilman served as Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Energy for technical matters before joining the OMB from September of 1991 until September 1992. His responsibilities included participating in policy deliberations and tracking implementation of a variety of programs including the Department’s environmental remediation and basic science research. Dr. Gilman has 13 years of experience working on the staff of the United States Senate. Dr. Gilman matriculated at Kenyon College in Ohio and received his A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in ecology and evolutionary biology from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. He has served on a number of scientific advisory groups including those of Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Gas Research Institute, the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Virginia, and the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Research Council. | 