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Dr. Watkins co-founded Lipomics in 2000 and currently serves as its President and Chief Scientific Officer. He received his Ph.D. at UC Davis in 1998 studying the effects of fatty acids on mitochondrial membrane metabolism and function. Prior to founding Lipomics Dr. Watkins headed NIH funded core laboratories in lipid analysis and biological function determinations at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Watkins was a founding member of the Metabolomics Society and its editorial board. He has published numerous peer-reviewed papers, journal articles and book chapters on metabolomics, lipid analysis, lipid metabolism, personal health assessment and drug development. He has also been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences and has co-organized symposia and workshops for various international meetings such as the American Nutrition Society and the Metabolomics Society. | 