[CobaltBlue]

My understanding is that Dr. Niman started a company which became Ligand, a biotech company.
http://www.ligand.com/

It appears that he sold his stake to the new company, because he doesn't appear in SEC filings.
http://www.edgar-online.com/brand/yahoo/people/companypeople.asp?cik=886163

The company started up circa 1994.
http://www.edgar-online.com/brand/yahoo/search/default.asp?dpos=140&sort=T&sym=LGND&date=1994

Who knows, maybe he made so much money he doesn't need to work, and this is all a hobby for him?

[TaxRelief]

I've noticed tons of posts by him pushingthe stock of Ligand and PROGENX in Google Groups.

[Betty Jo]

Well, he is saying he is :

Surgery instructor,Harvard Med School,or

Surgery instructor, (bioengineering department)Shriner Burn Hospial,Boston.

I just think its strange that there are no hits for those , just him yakking about anthrax and SARS.

I'm going back to the library and try for any more recent papers by him.

Thanks for your efforts.