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Resume-Jim Oschman

1961:  B.S. Biophysics, University of Pittsburgh
1965:  Ph.D. Biology, University of Pittsburgh
1965-6: Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurobiology Laboratory, VA Hospital, Pittsburgh; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
1997:  Visiting Scientist, Department of Zoology,  Cambridge, England
1967 to 1969:  Postdoctoral Fellow, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
1969:  NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Case Western Reserve University
1970:  Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Copenhagen
1970-1974:  Assistant Professor Biological Sciences, Director of Electron Microscope Laboratory, Northwestern University;  taught physiology, cell physiology, electron microscopy  
1970-1974:  winter research, Cambridge, England; summer research, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
1975-9:  Staff Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 
1979-present:  scientific consulting for various organizations
1986:  "citation classic" from the  Institute for Scientific Information. 
1990:  Distinguished Service Award, Rolf Institute
1982-1992:  Board of Directors and Faculty, New England School of Acupuncture (NESA), Watertown, MA
1986-1990:  Director of Research, World Dolphin Research Society
1992:  Chairman of the Board of Directors and Acting President, NESA
Major academic research:  water and ion transport across epithelia; role of calcium in control of cell function;  scientific basis of complementary therapies
Editorial boards:  Journal of Membrane Biochemistry, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies,
Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine:  An International Journal.
1992-present:  President, Natures Own Research Association
Lectures and workshops:  Stichting Opleiding Manuele Therapie, Amersfoort, The Netherlands; Concord Hospital, NH; Rolf Institute and Guild for Structural Integration, Boulder, Colorado; Colorado Cranial Institute, Zurich, Switzerland; Upledger Institute United Kingdom; Rosenberg Institute and Nordleys Massage school, Silkeborg, Denmark;  Ergoterapeut-og Fysioterapeutskolen, Holstebro, Denmark;, Massage Therapy Research Agenda Workgroup, American Massage Therapy Foundation, Grand Rounds, Rehabilitation Medicine, NIH, Grand Rounds, Wentworth Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH
2000:  Education Consultant, Institute for New Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC
2001:  Member of Study Section for evaluating National Institutes of Health Research Grants.
2002:  Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, National Foundation for Alternative Medicine (http://www.nfam.org)
2002: Recipient of the Founder's Award from the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine, Washington, DC.

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