Lester Packer

Dr. Packer is the world's foremost antioxidant research scientist. He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Biochemistry from Yale University and has been the head of the Packer Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, for the past 40 years. In addition to his membership in many professional research societies, Dr. Packer is the President of the International Society for Free Radical Research, and Vice-President of UNESCO's Global Network of Molecular and Cell Biology.

He has published over 700 scientific papers and 70 books on antioxidants and health, and he is the recipient of numerous scientific achievement awards. Dr. Packer also serves on editorial advisory boards for scientific journals related to biochemistry, antioxidant metabolism and nutrition.