User:Lavender25/Scott Braxton

Overview
Scott Braxton, PhD MBA is a scientist, author, and master trainer. He is best known for his early work in the field of genomics and gene expression analysis. He is the author of the LOVE BOOK: The Top 50 Most Trusted Experts Reveal Their Secrets for Relationship Success (Published by Excellent Publications in 2009).

Background
After receiving his Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry, Scott Braxton received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Washington State University, under Dr. Ralph Yount. His thesis described the synthesis of a novel class of [ATP (adenosine triphosphate)] analogs and a unique mechanism of myosin movement.

He continued his education at Genentech as a postdoctoral fellow under Dr. Jim Wells, and studied the serine protease, subtilisin. His work in protein engineering resulted in stabilizing the protease by the addition of a Calcium binding domain from a related thermostable protease and understanding the nature of the [catalytic triad] and stabilizing interactions therein.

He became the head of protein engineering at Incyte Pharmaceuticals, and worked to understand the mechanism of action for a class of serine protease inhibitors called [Serpins]. It was at this time that the power of [genomics] was first being discovered. Along with the scientific team at Incyte, they produced the world’s first database of expressed sequence tags, pieces of genes that are expressed in various tissues.

During his employment, Dr. Braxton developed a keen interest in understanding the scientific decision making process. With his early successes in marketing and selling, he quickly moved to positions of increasing responsibility.

After helping Incyte Pharmaceuticals to a $200M IPO, he managed the R&D efforts of a startup microarray company called Synteni, and was able to turn around the scientific projects to impress Incyte into buying Synteni for more than $80M. As the business development officer of Aclara, he made strategic alliances with partners that made it possible for Aclara to have an IPO valued at over $200M.

Motivated by his desire for knowledge, Dr. Braxton obtained an executive MBA in Leadership from Santa Clara University in 2004. He applied this new grasp of business ideas to the science of genomics where he quickly rose to the top in sales.

In short order, Dr. Braxton claims he was dissatisfied with the general quality of the scientific sales process, and was dedicated to learning better ways to serve the needs of scientists. To remedy this, he undertook study in the field of [Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)] and conversational hypnosis, and successfully taught others a system to become a consultative partner.

Dr. Braxton asserts that this method dramatically decreases the sales cycle, and results in much more valuable sales, and happier clients.

Continuing his learning, he studied the best presenters in the world to deconstruct, and then teach platform and presentation skills so that people could captivate audiences, and effectively convey their story and compel people to take action.

Propelled by his thirst for understanding, Dr. Braxton began to study the most successful experts in the field of relationship to see what actually worked. His study concluded with the publication of the Love Book: The Top 50 Experts Reveal Their Secrets for Relationship Success.

Publications
Braxton S, Wells JA. The importance of a distal hydrogen bonding group in stabilizing the transition state in subtilisin BPN'. J Biol Chem. 1991 Jun 25;266(18):11797-800.

Braxton S, Wells JA. “Incorporation of a stabilizing Ca(2+)-binding loop into subtilisin BPN'.” Biochemistry. 1992 Sep 1;31(34):7796-801.

Braxton S, Bedilion T. “The integration of microarray information in the drug development process.” Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1998 Dec;9(6):643-9.

[LOVE BOOK: The Top 50 Experts Reveal Their Secrets for Relationship Success], 2009 (Excellent Publications)

“Dr. Braxton brings us the greatest thinkers about relationship success of the 20th and 21st century. You will learn all the major theories about why relationships work and how to grow in your marriage. This is a very valuable, much needed book. I heartily recommend this book to everyone.” –Dr. Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. Author of Getting The Love You Want: A Guide for Couples

Patents
Pancreas-derived serpin U.S. Patent No. 6,197,519 Braxton, Scott Michael; Wilde, Craig G.; Diep, Dinh. March 6, 2001

Cathepsin C homolog U.S. Patent No. 6,066,488 Coleman, Roger; Braxton, Scott; Seilhamer, Jeffrey J. May 23, 2000

Human ice homolog U.S. Patent No. 6,033,848 Braxton, Scott Michael; Diep, Dinh; Seilhamer, Jeffrey J. March 7, 2000

Antibody for a homolog of rat elastase IV derived from human pancreas U.S. Patent No. 6,030,791 Braxton, Scott M.; Diep, Dinh; Delegeane, Angelo M. February 29, 2000

Antibody for a homolog of rat elastase IV derived from human pancreas U.S. Patent No. 6,030,791 Braxton, Scott M.; Diep, Dinh; Delegeane, Angelo M. February 29, 2000

Pancreas-derived serpin U.S. Patent No. 6,013,448 Braxton, Scott Michael; Wilde, Craig G.; Diep, Dinh. January 11, 2000

Human cysteine protease U.S. Patent No. 6,007,997 Diep, Dinh; Braxton, Scott Michael; Delegeane, Angelo M. December 28, 1999

Human protein disulfide isomerase U.S. Patent No. 6,001,632 Braxton, Scott Michael; Murry, Lynn E. December 14, 1999

Assay method to detect serpin derived from human hypothalamus U.S. Patent No. 5,955,284 Braxton, Scott Michael; Diep, Dinh; Stuart, Susan G. September 21, 1999

Serpin derived from human hypothalmus U.S. Patent No. 5,929,210 Braxton, Scott Michael; Diep, Dinh; Stuart, Susan G. July 27, 1999

Human Kallikrein U.S. Patent No. 5,869,637 Au-Young, Janice; Bandman, Olga; Braxton, Scott Michael, Goli, Surya K. February 9, 1999

Homolog of rat elastase IV derived from human pancreas U.S. Patent No. 5,856,109 Braxton, Scott M.; Diep, Dinh; Delegeane, Angelo M.January 5, 1999

DNA encoding human cysteine protease U.S. Patent No. 5,840,562 Diep, Dinh; Braxton, Scott Michael; Delegeane, Angelo M. November 24, 1998

Human ice homolog antibodies and compositions thereof U.S. Patent No. 5,808,001 Braxton, Scott Michael; Delegeane, Angelo M.; Diep, Dinh September 15, 1998

Pancreas-derived serpin U.S. Patent No. 5,804,376 Braxton, Scott Michael; Wilde, Craig G.; Diep, Dinh September 8, 1998

Human protein disulfide isomerase U.S. Patent No. 5,798,249 Braxton, Scott Michael; Murry, Lynn E. August 25, 1998

Cysteine-pegylated proteins U.S. Patent No. 5,766,897 Braxton, Scott Michael June 16, 1998

Method of detecting elastase IV U.S. Patent No. 5,738,991 Braxton, Scott M.; Diep, Dinh; Delegeane, Angelo M. April 14, 1998

Human cell death-associated protein U.S. Patent No. 5,712,115 Hawkins, Phillip R.; Braxton, Scott Michael; Murry, Lynn E. January 27, 1998

Serpin derived from human hypothalamus U.S. Patent No. 5,700,924 Braxton, Scott Michael; Diep, Dinh; Stuart, Susan G. December 23, 1997

Human ice homolog U.S. Patent No. 5,654,146 Braxton, Scott Michael; Delegeane, Angelo M.; Diep, Dinh August 5, 1997

Cathepsin C homolog U.S. Patent No. 5,637,462 Coleman, Roger; Braxton, Scott M.; Seilhamer, Jeffrey J. June 10, 1997

Lavender 01:53, 3 December 2009 (UTC)