Editorial Board

Monte Mitchell, DO, JD

A fifth generation Texan, Monte Mitchell was born and practices medicine in Fort Worth.  After graduating from University of Texas with a degree in public health, he was accepted into graduate school at the University of North Texas to do basic cancer research. Dr. Mitchell followed graduate school with medical school at TCOM and graduated TCOM in 1983.  He did a rotating internship at Dallas Fort Worth Medical Center and three (3) years in a surgical residency at Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital. His growing interest in politics and his desire to eventually be a force for change in our political system led him to study Law and Ethics. He studied law at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and studied ethics at Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology, graduating with an MTS degree. Dr. Mitchell’s desire to make a difference led him to charitable work.  From 1989 until 1996, Dr. Mitchell was a staff doctor at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas and while at CFNI conducted medical missions all over the world.  He served on the Administrative Committee for Christ for the Nations for 4 years.  Over the 7 years at CFNI, Dr. Mitchell served as teacher, committee member, physician, attorney and friend to staff, students, and administration. Dr. Mitchell is board certified in family medicine, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine. He holds fellowship certificates in both family medicine, emergency medicine, and legal medicine. Dr. Mitchell practices as an emergency physician in the DFW area and recently was regional medical director at WCGTX supervising over 100 physicians.  Dr. Mitchell serves as a Trustee on the TOMA Board of Trustees. In addition, he serves on TOMA’s governmental relations committee and bylaws committee. He has also served on TOMA’s ethics committee and was chairman of that committee from 2003 until 2009.  As a futurist, Dr. Mitchell is fascinated by new developments in medicine and science and is happy to share some of those developments with you now. 

Dr. Mitchell discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation

Professor Godson O. Osuji: Abridged resume in career in the academia.

1. Education:

*PhD in Nucleic Acid Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

*Postdoc in Molecular Biology, Fred Sanger’s Lab., MRC Lab. of Mol. Biol, Cambridge, UK.

2. Career and Experience:

*Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

*Fulbright Professor, USDA Southern Regional Laboratory, New Orleans, LA USA.

*Full Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

*Dean, College of Biological Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

*Dean, Graduate School, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

*Chairman, Colloquia & Publications Committee, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

*Research Scientist Professor of Molecular Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES), Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, USA.

*Research Leader, Plant Systems, CAFES, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas.

*Discovered the RNA synthetic activity of glutamate dehydrogenase, and made up to 100 peer-reviewed journal publications as lead author in Molecular Chemistry.

* Made research seminar/lecture presentations and received many honoraria and honors at regional and global scientific conferences.

*Received many research grants that pioneered the research projects in Molecular Chemistry.

*Leader and Professor, Division of Chimerenomic Chemistry, American Academy of Primary Care Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA

After graduating from medical school Prof Remigius Okea spent 11 years working with the NGOs, and United Nations missions in various parts of the world helping to develop control programs in communicable diseases in conjunction with World Health Organization and  UNDP. Then worked with the Western Australian University General Practice program, and then proceeded to Residency program in Urban Family Medicine and Research at Bronx-Lebanon / Yashiva University in Bronx New York, USA. He earned the prestigeous award of "Content Expert" in the Family Medicine Boards. He was also a member of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine.

In 2009 he pioneered the work that resulted in the entrenchment of core basic science and clinical research as part of higher education open for all doctors in order to promote research, new knowledge and innovation among medical doctors. He is Chairman Board of Directors of American Academy of Primary Care Research (AAPCR) , A Pioneer Member of American Society for Nanomedicine, Chief Medical Director Vida Y Salud Health Systems, Director for International Health AAPCR Tropical Disease Institute. A lead scientist in Astrocyte growth and development, Aging Reversal, Dementia, and Addiction Medicine. Professor Okea, in addition to research, still works as Board Certified Family Physician and Emergency Physician in Texas, serving as medical director in many organizations.