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Dr. Stiles joined Integrated Coffee Technologies, Inc. as
Chief Scientific Officer in January of 2001. He had previously served in this
capacity since 1997 on an acting basis while on leave from the University of
Hawaii.
Dr. Stiles has over 30 years of experience in genetics, molecular biology and
biotechnology and has been involved in research in the area of coffee
biotechnology for the past fourteen years. His current research involves
development of a caffeine-free coffee and using biotechnology and genetics to
improve agronomic traits in coffee.
Dr. Stiles received a bachelor's degree in Botany from Indiana University in
1970 and a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Cornell University in 1976. Dr.
Stiles held positions at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and
Dentistry and Indiana State University before joining the faculty of the
Department of Plant Molecular Physiology at the University of Hawai'i in 1983
where he served as Department Chairman from 1992 through 1996 before joining
Integrated Coffee.
He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Association for
Science and Information on Coffee (formerly Association Scientifique
Internationale du Café), the professional organization for coffee science (www.asic-cafe.org), and the Board of
Trustees for the Coffee Quality Institute (www.coffeeinstitute.org).
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