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Stevia Corp. Appoints Dr. Jerry Smartt to Board of Directors and Welcomes Veteran Research Scientist to Advisory Board
Stevia Corp. Appoints Dr. Jerry Smartt to Board of Directors and Welcomes Veteran Research Scientist to Advisory Board.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n Stevia Corp. Appoints Dr. Jerry Smartt to Board of Directors and Welcomes Veteran Research Scientist to Advisory Board\n \n \nStevia Corp. Appoints Dr. Jerry Smartt to Board of Directors and Welcomes Veteran Research Scientist to Advisory Board\n\nCompany Beefs Up Its Medical and Research Expertise as It Focuses on Commercializing CBD\n\n \n INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwired - Jan 12, 2015) - Stevia Corp. (OTCQB: STEV) (\"Stevia Corp\" or the \"Company\"), an international farm management company focused on the commercial development of products that support a healthy lifestyle, including stevia and hemp and their extracts, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jerry W Smartt Jr. to its Board of Directors and Prof. Xie Haihui as research advisor.\n Dr. Smartt is a board-certified neurologist and established Smartt Neurology, PC, in 2004 and Smartt Services, LLC in 2005 to provide private practice neurology and contracted services. Dr. Smartt provides contracted wellness center services to the Atterbury Job Corps Center and serves the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration as the physician contractor performing medical chart review and evaluation of disability for the Indiana Disability Determination Bureau. Dr. Smartt also serves as Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology for Indiana University School of Medicine and Attending Staff Physician of Neurology for Indianapolis VA Medical Center.\n Prof. Xie joins the Company with an extensive research background and is the first author or corresponding author of 19 science citation index papers, holds 3 patents and is currently a professor at South China Institute of Botany as well as a supervisor of postgraduates for master degrees and doctorate degrees and is a member of the Chinese Chemical Society and Japanese Pharmaceutical Society. His professional experience includes Research Assistant, Assistant Professor and Associate professor at the South China Institute of Botany, and visiting scholar and research assistant to Kyoto Pharmaceutical University. \n George Blankenbaker, Stevia Corp President, commented, \"Dr. Smartt and Prof. Xie will provide significant value as we and our subsidiaries focus on both the protocols to produce CBD and the commercial applications for our IP and products. Dr. Smartt and Prof. Xie also have extensive networks i...