THE KEY TO THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE
Thursday, March 2, Noon
Mark Chandler
Chairman and CEO, Biophysical Corporation

Forbes Magazine likened him to an Indiana Jones of medical research. He scoured jungles from Brazil to Borneo for deadly toxins that became cutting-edge treatments for cancer. A highly successful biotech entrepreneur, Mark Chandler's new venture may hold the key to the future of medicine.

Most potentially fatal health hazards arrive silently, with symptoms appearing only when the disease is advanced and the options for treatment are limited.The current medical paradigm is to wait until symptoms appear,then begin treatment. But Chandler and other scientists are discovering new methods to evaluate blood-based biomarkers,the proteins and other naturally occurring substances in the blood that are readily accepted as important health indicators and capable of detecting a wide range of diseases and clinical conditions before symptoms even appear. A Ph.D.in immunology from
the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,Chandler is a dynamic,colorful presenter who speaks passionately about how medicine must move toward early detection and how each of us must take control of our own health care.