Medicinal Chemist Turned Educator: A Journey of Passion and Expertise

1. Mr. Darren Dressen, M.S. • Grew up in Minnesota • Very brief minor league baseball career with KC Royals • B.S. in chemistry from small, liberal arts college in MN, St. John’s University • Worked as a chef • M.S. in chemistry from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor • Graduate work at North Dakota State University • Medicinal chemist for 16 years at Elan Pharmaceuticals (Over 40 patents and papers on Alzheimer’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis) • Teaching credential from Cal State East Bay • Working on my M.S. degree in Education at CSUEBpresently • Last year was my first year as a teacher About Your Instructor: Education

2. 3 children (Hunter (18) autistic in special education, Severine(20) studying in Germany, Theresa (22) studying nutrition at UC Davis. • Wife (Caroline) is 5th grade teacher (Fremont) and professor of multimedia design at Ohlone Community College. • Spend a lot of time in Germany and France because my wife is citizen of those two countries. • Still play competitive baseball • Like to garden and cook the stuff I grow • Have three cats and a black lab • My wife says I play to many violent video games About You Instructor: Personal

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