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Edward Frederick Block IV, Ph.D.

404 Jack Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Telephone: 828-697-7199
E-mail: efblockiv@yahoo.com

URL: www.diamondhead.net

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, October 1974

Major in Behavioral Biology (Neurophysiology)
Minor in Medicinal Chemistry and Entomology

M.A., North Texas State University, Denton, Texas, August 1968

Major in Biology (Parasitology and Radiation Biology)
Minor in Chemistry

Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine,
American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, Houston, Texas, April 2007

B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Texas, August 1965

Major in Zoology (Mammalian Physiology)
Minor in Chemistry

LICENSES

Acupuncture, State of Texas, AC1019

Acupuncture, State of North Carolina, 481

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Faculty Member:

1. Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Fall Semester 1970, Freshman Biology and Gross Human Anatomy Laboratories
2. Tai Hsuan College of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, Honolulu, HI, Fall Semester 1993 through Spring Semester 1995, Anatomy and Physiology I and II Lecture

Adjunct Faculty:

1. Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, Texas, Spring Semester 2000-Fall Semester 2000, Biology I & II, Disease Transmission in Third World Countries, Medical Terminology, Environmental Health, Basic Field Sanitation, Man & His Environment.
2. San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas, Fall 2000-Biology I, Spring 2001-Biology II
3. Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas, Fall 2001-Biology II

Facilitator:

1. Univ. of Phoenix, Houston Campus, Houston, Texas, Fall 2004 - Spring 2007, Environmental Issues & Ethics

Teaching Assistant:

• Lower division and upper division student laboratories from 1966 to 1985. Texas Lutheran College, North Texas State Univ., Univ. of Kansas and Univ. of Colorado.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

• Scientist, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. July 1999 to September 1999, Determination of MIC and MIC90% for long chain fatty acids derived from freshwater algae.
• Scientist, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. May 1997 to September 1997, Refinement of a femtoMolar assay for Serotonin in biological fluids.
• Scientist, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Auckland, New Zealand. July 1975 to July 1978. Feeding behavior and physiology of larval insect pasture pests.
• Associate, Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. November 1998 to September 1999, Search for novel antimicrobials from the marine environment of the Hawaiian Islands.
• Associate, Dept. of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. February 1988 to July 1988, Investigations into the effects of Tri-Alkyl Tin compounds on brain metabolism of rats and agents to alleviate the adverse affects of Tri-Alkyl Tin on their neurophysiology.
• Associate, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. February 1975 to June 1975, Investigations on the extension of Blood Bank shelf life for blood platelet concentrates.
• Assistant, Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. June 1974 to September 1974, Response of serum and adipocyte lipase activity in rats to hormonal and amino acid injection.
• Assistant, Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. June 1974 to September 1974, Photography of the poisonous and medicinal plants of the Midwest for the development of a course entitled "Medicinal Plants of the Midwest".
• Assistant, Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. June 1973 to January 1974, Cytokinin studies on tobacco callus tissue.
• Assistant, Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. October 1972 to June 1973, Ethometric analysis of Periplaneta americana antennal receptor function in relation to axoplasmic transport in olfactory sensilla.
• Assistant, Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission, Hays, KS. June 1971 to September 1971, Limnological survey of Cedar Bluff Reservoir to determine the physical, chemical and biological factors which may have been responsible for food availability problems to the fish population.
• Assistant, Dept. of Biology, Texas Womans Univ., Denton, TX. September 1968 to September 1969, Basic research in the electrochromatographic separation of human blood proteins.
• Assistant, Dept. of Biology, North Texas State Univ., Denton, TX. September 1966 to January 1967, Stereotaxic implantation of intracerebral electrodes and post mortum determination of lesion.
• Assistant, Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX. October 1964 to February 1965, Action of estradiol on the cells of the rat uterus.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

• 1. System Technician IV/QTA in BNS, Time-Warner Cable Division, San Antonio, TX. February 2002 to May2003. Install cable from feeder lines to and within the customer's house for cable TV and high speed data, customer service Quality Team Associate in Broadband Network Services.
• 2. Technical Coordinator, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, HI. December 1994 to September 1996. Assistant to the Manager of the Hazardous Materials/Recycling Programs in technical and regulatory matters, maintained regulatory literature, developed HazMat training courses and trained personnel. Conducted environmental surveys and surveillance.
• 3. Physical Science Technician, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, HI. November 1988 to December 1994, Performed duties as Radiation Control Technician for the Radiological Controls Office, developed radiological procedures, developed procedures for the purchase of materials used in the performance of radiological work, performed radiological surveillance.
• 4. Consultant, Various location in the U.S.A. 1979 to 1999, Performed contractural duties such as Environmental Monitoring, Fiber-Optic Installations, R & D for Biotechnology Firms, Technical Writing, QA for Computer Manufacturing Firms, Telemarketing and Occupational Training.
• 5. Engineering Technician III, StorTek, Louisville, CO. September 1983 to November 1984, Oversaw the chemical processing and dimension analysis of the manufacture of thin film read/write heads for disk drives as head of engineering support on second shift, solved problems on the line and interfaced with other sections to solve problems.
• 6. Chemical Engineer, Rocky Mountain Smelting and Refining, Inc., Boulder, CO. January 1980 to August 1983, Plant Manager and Chemist, developed processing and HazMat procedures and trained personnel.

PUBLICATIONS

• 1. "Ethometric Analysis Of Receptor Function in Cockroaches", 1974, E. F. Block IV and W. J. Bell, Journal Of Insect Physiology, vol. 20, pp. 993-1003.
• 2. " Two New Tryptophane Metabolites Of The American Cockroach", 1974, E. F. Block IV and J. D. McChesney, Journal Of Insect Physiology, vol. 20. pp. 1683-1686.
• 3. "The Role Of Protein In Insect Olfaction", 1976, E. F. Block IV, Biological Reviews, Sunya Publications, Lafayette, CO.
• 4. "Mechanism of Triethyltin Bromide-Induced Neurotoxicity", 1988, Society for Neuroscience Abstract.
• 5. "A Rapid, Simple, Low-Cost Radioreceptor Assay for Serotonin with femtoMolar Sensitivity", 1997, E. F. Block, http://diamondhead.net/assay.htm
• 6. "The Astrological Matrix and the Neurobiology of Human Behavior", 2001, E. F. Block, http://diamondhead.net/amnhb.htm
• 7 "A Proposed Complete Theoretical Basis For Human Behavioral Expression", 2003, E. F. Block, http://diamondhead.net/pctbhbe.htm

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

• 1. Electronics Technician, 1000 hours Certificate, Boulder Valley Schools, Boulder, CO, March 1986.
• 2. Fiber-Optic Technician, 50 hours Certificate, Fiber Star Communications, Fort Collins, CO, March 1986.
• 3. Webpage Development, 6 hours Certificate, Honolulu Community College, Honolulu, HI, July 1995.
• 4. Hazardous Waste Management 24 Hour RCRA Compliance Course, HazTrain, Inc., Pearl Harbor, HI, September 1995
• 5. Defense Demilitarization Program Course, U.S. Army, Logistics Management College, 40 hours Certificate, Pearl Harbor, HI, March 1996.
• 6. Hazardous Waste Operations, EnviroServices & Training Center, 40 hour Certificate, Pearl Harbor, HI, May 1996.
• 7. Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response, Hazardous Materials Technician Level, 8 hour Refresher, Pearl Harbor, HI, June 1996.
• 8. Utility Pole Climbing Certificate, Time Warner Cable, San Antonio, TX, February 2002.
• 9. System Technician IV & PC Technician, Time Warner Cable, San Antonio, TX, March 2002.
• 10. Counselling Hypnotherapy, 200 hour Certificate, Orca Institute, Vancouver, BC, October 2002.
• 11. Common Task Qualification Training/Broadband Network Services Quality Team Associate, Time Warner Cable, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 2003.

SKILLS, EQUIPMENT, METHODOLOGY

Assays: RNA/DNA, Serotonin, Protein, MIC & MIC90%
Chromatography: GC, HPLC, TLC, Paper, Column
Electrophoresis: Liquid-High Voltage, PAGE
Electrochromatography: Equipment Design, Blood Protein Separations
Microscopy: Light, TEM
Spectrophotometry: NMR, UV, IR, Microdensitometer
Cell Fractionation: Tissue Homogenation and Ultracentrifugation
Tissue Culture: Chicken Fibroblasts, Soybean and Tobacco Callus
Microbial Cultivation: Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Fungi
Radioisotope: C-14, H-3, S-35, both Scintillation and Autoradiography
Metabolic Inhibitors: Cyclohexamide, Colchicine, Vinblastin, Vincristin, NEM, Streptomycin, Tetracycline, Erythromycin, Vancomycin, Ampicillin
Plant Engineering: Design, Fabrication, Materials Control
Process Control: Testing, Monitoring, Equipment Certification, Documentation, Q.A. Receiving Inspection
Computer: HTML programming & webpage development, Windows environment, DOS, maintenance and trouble-shooting, building and upgrades

HONORS AND AWARDS

1. Eagle Scout, 1958; Order of the Arrow, 1958; Silver Award in Exploring, 1960
2. Pelican Boys State, 1960, Bossier High School, Bossier City, LA
3. Science Camp, Summer 1959, Biloxi, MS
4. StorTek Value Improvement Process Awards: 1/84, 4/84, 6/84
5. PHNS Special Act or Service Award, 1/91
6. PHNS Beneficial Suggestions: Q90-218, Q94-012
7. PHNS On-The-Spot-Award, 11/92

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