John M. Baust, Ph.D. is the founder, director, CEO, President and Lead
Scientist of CPSI Biotech. Dr. Baust has 15+ years’ experience in
medical device development and is a co-inventor on 30 patents. Dr.
Baust completed his studies at Cornell University, State University of
New York at Binghamton and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Baust is a
recognized innovator and entrepreneur in cryomedicine and cancer
therapy and is a pioneer in the area of molecular mechanisms of cell
death as they relate to low temperature stress. Through his previous
work, Dr. Baust has been involved with the development and
commercialization of several new products. He has authored and coauthored
over 100 papers, reviews, book chapters, abstracts and
patents in the area of the low temperature biology and has been
instrumental in the advancement of the field of cryobiology into the
molecular biological era focusing in the areas of signal transduction and
apoptosis. In addition to his research and business activities, Dr. Baust
has served on the editorial board for Biopreservation and Biobanking
and is the co-Editor of the book Advances in Biopreservation, and is a
current board member for the Society for Cryosurgery.