Marc M. Baum is President, Senior Faculty, and Founder of the nonprofit organization, Oak Crest Institute of Science, an innovative chemistry and biology research and education center in Monrovia, CA. Marc earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Imperial College, London, UK. His principal biomedical research interests include: development of innovative and practical drug delivery systems to combat infectious diseases; pharmacology of antiretroviral agents for HIV prophylaxis; and microbial dynamics in specialized niches.