Dr Wilfredo Fernando Cortizo B.Sc (Honours), PhD. (Biochemistry and BioMedical Science) Monash University, Australia Executive Director AGAPE ATP Corporation USA International Business Director My Life Center (MLC) Malaysia Director of Academic Affairs, School of Integrative Medicine Department, Medical Faculty UNIPRIMA University Medan Indonesia [email protected]
Dr Cortizo completed his studies at Monash University in the Biochemistry Department at the Faculty of Medicine, where he became a member of the Diabetes Research Group and was trained in the area of Endocrinology, specializing in Insulin action and Insulin receptors in muscle. He was also involved in collaborative research in the USA at the Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, followed by an appointment as Head of the Teaching laboratories, Department of Biochemistry at La Trobe University, Bundoora. • He held the position of Senior Research Officer at the Department of Medicine, Alfred Hospital Monash Medical School and then joined the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) of Australia as a Protein Chemist, thereafter progressing to the position of Product Specialist, Manager and Project Manager, in the manufacture and introduction of new pharmaceutical products and clinical trials assessing new treatment protocols for Haemophilia and blood disorders. • In the last 30 years he has been actively involved in the fields of microbiology and biotechnology. Most notably, in the development of microbiological products for human consumption (probiotics) and environmental bioremediation • Dr Cortizo was instrumental in the establishment and development of The Graduate School of Integrative and Environmental Medicine, Swinburne University (GSIM) and contributed to the growing use and acceptance of integrative medicine in Australia. He served as a Senior lecturer and Director of Research Development at GSIM and as an Integrative Medicine Consultant to Pathlab in Melbourne and ADL in the USA. • Dr Cortizo was a regular lecturer at the General Practitioners Conference and Exhibition (GPCE) and an active member and lecturer at the American Academy of Antiaging (A4M) and The Australasian Academy of Antiaging Medicine(A5M). • He was the Director of International Business for Goodgene Inc, Korea and Director and CEO of YourGene LLC., USA, Nxgene Malaysia and Indonesia Compounding Pharmacies. Currently he is the Executive Director for AGAPE ATP Corporation USA, International Business Director My Life Center (MLC) Malaysia and Director of Academic Affairs, School of Integrative Medicine Department, Medical Faculty UNIPRIMA University Medan Indonesia.