I am replying to your request for the background of the new subscriber, Zalmon Pober ([log in to unmask]). I am a physiologist currently teaching at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. I teach courses in human physiology, nutrition, and pathophysiology. I have taught courses in pharmacology and biomaterials(for engineers). My research interests are primarily in the area of gastrointestinal physiology. I hold a Ph.D. from Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson Medical College) and an MBA from Western New England College. I am interested in the Parkinsonism bulletin board because I teach about Parkinsonism in my course in pathophysiology and my father-in-law has the disease.