Eve Van Cauter, Ph.D.

Dr. Van Cauter is Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

Within the past 12 months, Dr. Van Cauter has been a consultant to Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis and Unilever, a member of the scientific advisory board of Select Comfort and a major shareholder of SloWave Inc.

Release Date: 08/15/2007
Termination Date: 08/15/2010

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