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PLEASE CALL: 715-340-8625
EMAIL: info@metaresearchgroup.org |
THE META-ANALYSIS RESEARCH GROUP (MRG) solves complex problems on health risks thought to be associated with consumer products, suspected environmental hazards, and dietary practices. The MRG is unique in this field in that it transcends the traditional boundaries between the academic world and the business community. Scientists at MRG are active and full-time university medical professors with substantial Federally-funded research experience that includes state-of-the-art quantitative syntheses of clinical and biological data. While traditional academicians seek to educate and advance knowledge in their fields, we also apply our background to service business needs in the areas of health and product safety, regulatory requirements and labeling, television and print media exposure, and legal support. Conversely, we represent our clients at professional academic conferences and to state and Federal regulatory staff, and publish industry-sponsored studies in academic medical journals.
In particular, we have assisted major trade organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and other clients in "deciphering" often complex, and seemingly contradictory findings from large databases using rigorous meta-analytical methods. Our uniqueness stems from the fact that medical reviews of perceived health risks are often performed by physicians not trained in state-of-the-art quantitative techniques, or by biostatisticians who are not cross-trained in medical or biomedical sciences. Our ability to synthesize quantitative information is guided by our backgrounds in biomedical science.
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Director
715-340-8625
info@metaresearchgroup.org
metaresearch@hotmail.com
msh.eph.86@aya.yale.edu
Director and founder of the Meta-Analysis Research Group, Dr. Huncharek has completed medical residencies in radiation oncology from Massachusetts General Hospital and preventive medicine from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Huncharek currently maintains a clinical practice in oncology with the St. Louis VA Medical Center.
Dr. Huncharek has published over three-dozen meta-analyses of consumer products and cancer risk including studies on cancer therapeutics, cosmetic talc exposure, sunscreen use, hair dyes, and food products. He has contributed over 100 articles to the medical literature on a variety of topics. Dr. Huncharek's work has been presented at numerous national and international meetings and is referenced in many standard medical textbooks such as Perez's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology.
Over the last several years, a substantial proportion of Dr. Huncharek's work is in the field of nutritional epidemiology and it's impact on various health outcomes. One of his most recent studies, funded by the National Dairy Council, demonstrates that dietary supplementation of children's diets with calcium and vitamin D contributes substantially to improvements in measures of bone health; an area of considerable controversy. He has wide ranging experience in the private sector as a consultant to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and legal entities, among others.
Education
Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Radiation Oncology
Internship, Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Medicine
M.D., Boston University School of Medicine
M.P.H., Yale University, Epidemiology
A.B. Vassar College, Biology
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Associate Director
Professor, Penn State College of Medicine
717-531-4710
jmuscat@psu.edu
http://www.fred.psu.edu/ds/retrieve/fred/investigator/jem39
Dr. Muscat is a Professor with the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, and Member of the Penn State Cancer Institute. His research focuses on the relationship between genes, the environment and disease risk. He has published over 100 academic journal articles and book chapters in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Cancer, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Cancer Research, the American Heart Journal and the American Journal of Public Health. He is an editor for the upcoming U.S. Surgeon General's report on How Tobacco Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Tobacco-Attributable Disease.
Dr. Muscat's work in industry includes cancer risk assessments associated with environmental pollutants such as such as asbestos, diesel fuel exhaust, and mobile phone radiation. His research has also focused on tobacco, alcohol and dietary patterns including 'pooled' or meta-analysis of published medical data. He has worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding health risks and product labeling for consumer grade talc and mobile phone exposure.
Education
Ph.D., New York University, Environmental Health Science
M.P.H., Yale University, Epidemiology
AB, Vassar College, Biopsychology
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715-340-8625
Senior Scientist at MRG, Dr. Klassen is an ophthalmologist with a Ph.D. in neurobiology. Dr. Klassen served as a clinical and research fellow at the Moorfields Eye Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology in London. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a Mellon Foundation Fellowship, Charles E. Culpeper Foundation Fellowship, Edmond and Marianne Blaauw Grant among others. He also holds several patents.
Dr. Klassen's research activity is currently in the field of neural stem cells. He established and directed the Stem Cell Research Laboratory at Children's Hospital of Orange County and is currently on the faculty of the University of California at Irvine School of Medicine. His work has appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Experimental Neurology, Brain Research, among others.
Education
Fellowship, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Residency, Yale University, Ophthalmology
Internship, Cambridge Hospital, Harvard University, Medicine
Ph.D, University of Pittsburgh, Neuroscience
M.D., University of Pittsburgh
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Senior Scientist
Dr. Geschwind is Professor of radiology, surgery and oncology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Geschwind is a diagnostic radiologist with a background in both clinical and laboratory research. He received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and completed residency training in diagnostic radiology at the University of California at San Francisco (Clinical Scholar Program). Following completion of his residency, he trained in interventional radiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Geschwind's research has earned numerous awards including the Association of University Radiologists Annual Memorial Award, the Margulis Society Excellence in Research Award and an NIH Training Grant in Cardiovascular Imaging. His recent work involves development of improved MRI imaging techniques and chemo-embolization for hepatic tumors. Dr. Geschwind holds a Professor of Radiology and Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is an attending physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Education
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Interventional Radiology
Residency: University of California, San Francisco, Diagnostic Radiology
M.D. Boston University School of Medicine
B.A. University of Pennsylvania, Biology
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Bio-information Specialist
Mr. Kupelnick is a well-recognized expert in biomedical information retrieval and analysis with over two-decades of experience in this highly specialized area. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and did graduate work at Harvard University. Previously, Mr. Kupelnick worked with Dr. Thomas Chalmers and Dr. Fred Mosteller, pioneers in medical applications of meta-analysis, at the Harvard School of Public Health Technology Assessment Group. He consults internationally on numerous meta-analysis projects and has co-authored numerous studies in oncology, gastroenterology and general internal medicine.
Education
B.A. University of Chicago, History
Graduate Study, Harvard University, History
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