Dr. Wallach has been involved in biomedical
research and clinical medicine for 30 years. He received his B.S. Degree
from the University of Missouri with a major in animal husbandry (nutrition)
and field crops; a D.V.M. (veterinarian) from the University of Missouri;
a three year post doctoral fellowship from the Center for the Biology of
Natural Systems, Washington University; and an N.D. from the National
College of Naturopathic Medicine,Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Wallach's research has resulted in the
publication of more than 70 peer review reference articles in the field
of nutrition and pharmaceutical research; co-authored 8 textbooks and
is the author of a text/reference book on the subject of comparative medicine
(W.B. Saunders Publishing Co., 1983).
Dr. Wallach's research in comparative medicine
is based on more than 13,700 cases from the University of Missouri, Iowa
State University, the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, Washington
University; the St. Louis Zoological Gardens; the Chicago Zoological Gardens;
the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia;
the Nation College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon and Harbin
Medical University, Harbin, Hei Long Jiang, Peoples Republic of China.
He was a member of NIH site visit teams for four years and was a member of the
1968 NSF ad hoc committee that authored the 1968 Animal Welfare Act
(humane housing and care of laboratory and captive exotic species); and
Consulting Professor of Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Hei
Long Jiang, Peoples Republic of China.
Dr. Wallach is an associate editor of Quantum Medicine,
The Journal of the Association of Eclectic Physicians, and was the recipient of the 1988
Wooster Beach Gold Medal Award for a significant breakthrough in the basic
understanding of the cause and pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis by the
Association of Eclectic Physicians.
He was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1991
by the Association of Eclectic Physicians, a national association of doctors using
eclectic (def. - choosing what appears to be the best from diverse sources) approaches
to research and health care. Dr. Wallach was nominated for his work with trace minerals
in the treatment of catastrophic diseases in children: cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and diabetes.
(quote) "It's an honor when your peers nominate you for the Nobel prize" say's Dr. Wallach.
"It was a great surprise to me. It's a reflection of the importance people attach to this research."
Once the Nobel co-sponsorship requirements are met the Nobel Selection
Committee will formally accept Dr. Wallach's nomination.
e-mail: wallach@wallachlive.com