Pepticom is pleased to welcome Dr. Waleed Danho to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Waleed Danho held the position of Distinguished Research Leader at Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. in Nutley, New Jersey, USA. until April 2011. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Peptide Research, QSAR & Combinatorial Science and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry; he is a member of the editorial board of The International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics. Dr. Danho authored and co-authored over 250 scientific articles and 21 patents in the field of peptides. He has presented and chaired various sections of the American, European and International Peptide Symposia since 1972. He is serving as a council member of the American peptide society (2011-present). In January of this year, Dr. Danho joined Tory Pine Institute for Molecular Study (TPIMS) as an Adjunct member. In March 2012 Dr. Danho was appointed to the board of trustees of the Boulder Peptide Society. In 2009, Dr. Danho was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Jersey section of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Danho also was awarded the 2009 Meienhofer Award at Roche Colorado Corporation Peptide Symposium RCCPS 09.