Biography
Dr. Brown is experienced in academic research, having worked at The University of Miami and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for approximately nine years. He worked in such diverse areas as the Retrovirology Laboratory, where he studied drug resistance of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to Azidothymidine, at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, where he studied retinitis pigmentosa, and at the University of Miami School of Medicine where he studied endocrine abnormalities. His clinical research experience includes working at Baptist Hospital coordinating clinical trials in diabetes as well as consulting with various South Florida companies such as World Medical Manufacturing and Medtronic, where he monitored clinical trial progress as well as developed and initiated clinical protocols in both the United States and Europe. He also served as both Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory affairs for Bioheart, Inc. for three years. During his tenure at Bioheart, the company initiated FDA approved trials in stem cell therapy for the treatment of Heart Failure caused by myocardial infarction.
Dr. Brown was invited to teach at FIU in the fledgling Biomedical Engineering Department as a Courtesy Professor and then as an Adjunct Instructor in 2003. He became a full-time instructor in 2005 and has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses during his tenure at FIU as well as being a founding member of the FIU Medical School Admissions Committee where he completed 11 years of service.
Awards & Honors
- -FIU College of Engineering and Computing, Excellence in Teaching Award 2010-2011 and 2016-2017
- -FIU Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching-2012
Education
- M.D. University of Miami Medicine 1989
- Ph.D. University of Miami Biochemistry 1987
- BS University of Notre Dame Biology 1982