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Elie
D. Al-Chaer, MS, PhD, JD
120 Traveler Lane
(501) 851-9595
Maumelle, AR 72113
ealchaer@uams.edu
Summary of Qualifications
A multilingual professional and a very quick mind with an
insider's perspective and proven leadership in science,
biotechnology, health care and related laws. Outstanding
research design and writing skills, with high-impact executive
presentation abilities. A demonstrated talent to select, train
and retain self-motivated goal-oriented scientists. Well
published and recipient of numerous awards and recognitions in
Medicine, Biomedical Research and Law. Exceptional interpersonal
and communication skills with an extensive background in the
following:
Neuroscience Strategic
Planning Legal Counsel
Basic Research
Collaboration and Outreach
High-caliber negotiation
Clinical & Translational Sciences Management &
Conflict Resolution Visioning & Persuasion
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Demonstrated ability to promote basic research, translate it
to pre-clinical and clinical application, while generating
momentum through publicizing and maximizing support.
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A solid
track record of cultivating productive relationships with
key decision makers and managing projects on a global basis
to achieve institutional goals.
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Excellent
qualifications in strategic planning with comprehensive
knowledge of governance, management, organizational
development, team building and project execution.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) – Little
Rock, Arkansas 2004 -
Present
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine,
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences
Founder and Director, Center for Pain Research
Planning Director, Institute of Translational and Clinical
Sciences
A record of
successful multitasking combining an active research program
with ongoing strategic planning and visionary leadership. In
addition to the traditional chores of an associate professor and
a research center director (institutional boards, cabinets and
committees, faculty meetings, etc.):
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Manage and
supervise a research program on pain and neurosciences in
all its aspects and collaborations
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Teach
medical and graduate students and mentor postgraduate
fellows and junior faculty
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Recruit
mid-level and junior faculty needed for a number of programs
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Design,
implement and direct a leadership core for the Center for
Translational Neurosciences
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Generate
extramural funding to support research from NIH and
industry.
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Publish a
large number of abstracts, peer-reviewed articles, journal
reviews, book chapters and sections in the “Encyclopedia of
Pain”.
Selected from a
pool of outstanding and competitive institutional leaders to
lead the strategic planning process for a new Institute of
Clinical and Translational Sciences at UAMS with a budget
that exceeds 30 Million USD between institutional commitment and
extramural funding. Important milestones:
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Successfully submitted a planning grant application to NIH:
funding approved with high accolades (2006)
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Designed
the strategic planning process and lead the planning teams
through its steps: SWOT analysis, visioning conferences,
strategic goals (short and long term), and evaluation
(2006).
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Currently
developing a 5 year strategic plan.
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) – Galveston,
Texas
1998 - 2004
Assistant
Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine, Anatomy and
Neurosciences
Founder and Director, ACELAB™: Laboratory of Elie Al-Chaer for
the Study of Pain
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Built a
state of the art laboratory for the study of pain, housed in
the Division of Gastroenterology with collaborations across
the biomedical research spectrum on campus
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Developed a
new animal model for functional abdominal pain
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Acquired
extramural funding in the form of NIH R01, PPG and
pharmaceutical grants
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Led the
initiative to institute a postgraduate pain program with
basic, pre-clinical and clinical phases
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Evaluated
and selected applicants to the medical school while serving
on the admission committee
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Taught
medical students (year I and II) in the Medical
Neurosciences and Gastroenterology and Nutrition Courses
Extra-Academic Experience
Allergan, Inc.
– Irvine,
CA:
2000 - Present
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Professional consultant
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Member of
the pain advisory board
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Provide
scientific counsel on projects design, pain research,
biobehavioral and physiological studies
Sigma Health Care Inc. – Galveston, Texas:
2002 - 2004
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Member,
advisory board
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Member,
governing board of directors
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Provide
legal counsel on matters of employment, contracts, business
organization and strategy
Leadership and International Recognition
In addition to
a number of professional awards and recognitions, service as a
reviewer for a number of scientific journals, granting
organizations, and NIH study sections, including:
Neurological Science and Disorders, Clinical
Neuroplasticity and Neurosciences, Somatosensory/Pain,
SCOR Special Emphasis Review Panel, and:
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Chair, NIH
Special Council on Mind-Body Interactions and
Health
2004
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Chair, NIH
Special Emphasis Panel on Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research
2003
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Chair,
American Gastroenterological Association committee on
Colonic Motility and Disorders
2002-03
Invited Speaker:
Regularly
invited to give seminars and plenary lectures about the
state-of-the science in pain research at academic institutions
in the USA and Europe and at professional conferences (a
comprehensive list of more than 100 invited lectures is
available in my CV). Most recent topics include:
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“Visceral
Pain: Reflections on Phylogeny, Physiology and Pathways”
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“Neuroplasticity
in Visceral Pain”
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“Animals
Models of Visceral Pain”
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“Functional
Pain: the Rhapsody of a Nervous System”
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“Neurotransmitters:
Release and Action”
Strategic Consultant:
Strategic
consultant (ad-hoc) to a number of organizations and companies
in the USA and Europe, advising on scientific trends, study
designs, research strategies, legal options and conflict
resolution; in addition to standing membership on the following
advisory boards:
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International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal
Disorders (non-profit)
2005 - Present
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ROME Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
2005 - Present
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Allergan,
Inc., biomedical research advisory board
2000
- Present
South Texas College of Law
– Houston,
Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), 2002
University of Texas Medical Branch
– Galveston, Texas
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD: Neuroscience), 1996
American University of Beirut
– Beirut, Lebanon
Master of Science (MS: Physiology), 1991
Bachelor of Science (BS: Mathematics), 1988
Licensure and Professional Memberships
Attorney and Counselor at Law
State Bar of
Texas, 2002 - Present
District of Columbia, Court of Appeals, 2006 - Present
Professional Societies and Associations:
American Gastroenterological Association (1998 - Present)
DC Bar Association (2006 - Present)
American Pain Society (1996 -
Present)
American Bar Association (2002 - Present) International
Association for the Study of Pain (1995 - Present)
State Bar of Texas (2002 - Present)
Society for Neuroscience (1993 -
Present)
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