Dr. Schmidt brings a unique perspective to his consulting work with two converging areas of formal training and specialization: molecular medicine/biochemistry and neuroscience. These are deployed across a wide range of application spaces.
As a specialist in molecular medicine and biochemistry, he brings a sophisticated ability to analyze molecular patterns in complex data sets (and biological systems), which is coupled with the ability to describe mechanism of action and assign biological meaning. This can lead to development of novel solutions across biotechnology, medicine, and human performance. This expertise crosses the boundaries from bench top discovery, to organic synthesis, to analytical chemistry, to experimental design, to pre-clinical research, to toxicology, to regulatory, to clinical research, and clinical decision support. It also applies to consulting services directed to enhancing human performance in individuals, crews, and teams operating in training or competition.
Dr. Schmidt has been a leading contributor to the evolution of the field of integrated omics (genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, microbiome) applied to humans in spaceflight and extreme operating environments on Earth. Examples are his role in the multiomics analysis in the NASA Twins Study of One Year in Space (341 days in space), SpaceX Inspiration4 (3-days in space), Axiom-2 (12 days in space), Axiom-3 (21 days in space), and missions in development. He and his collaborators at Weill Cornell Medicine have been leaders in the most comprehensive multiomics molecular measurements ever conducted on humans in space. He brings these same molecular approaches to engineered and biological systems in biotechnology applications.
As a trained neuroscientist, he brings the same capability for pattern analysis to areas ranging from traumatic brain injury, cognitive decline and brain health, behavioral dynamics, healthy brain aging, team cohesion, and others. He has also developed neuroscience-based training programs for athletes, leaders, and those operating in extreme environments. These programs are based on methods to facilitate neuroplastic changes as a means to accelerate skill acquisition.
As a business development and strategy consultant, Dr. Schmidt has over 30 years experience in start ups, negotiations, conflict management, team building, mergers & acquisitions, patents, contracts, capital, and technical lead on legal, which includes due diligence support in taking companies public and private. This work is focused on the biotechnology, medicine, health and wellness, aerospace, and spaceflight sectors.
With additional training in conflict resolution and management, Dr. Schmidt brings a formal process of how one facilitates true collaboration, team cohesion, and trust within (and between) individuals and groups.
Human Performance
- Individual performance
- Athlete, soldier, law enforcement, leader, CEO, astronaut, corporate, government;
- Civilian astronaut consultation
- Nutrition & metabolism review
- Team or organizational performance
- Athlete, soldier, law enforcement, leader, CEO, astronaut, corporate, government
- Leadership & team cohesion training
- Business development
- Human performance program development (spaceflight, athletics, etc.)
Biotechnology
- Molecular analytics (genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, microbiome)
- Analytical test development (molecular) & interpretive guide
- Mechanism of action elucidation
- Molecular pathway analysis/network analysis
- Fatty acids, phospholipids, ketones, lipidomics
- Product development (molecular and device)
- Microbiome test development & interpretive guide
- Rapid prototyping
- Biodigital twin development (Artificial Intelligence)
- Clinical trial design, execution, and interpretation
- Discovery, screening, validation, & lead optimization
- Invention, patents, IP commercialization, IP committee chair
Dr. Schmidt is a consultant in four major areas:
- Individual and team consulting in human performance
- Individual and team consulting in molecular analytics and data driven precision solutions
- Biotechnology
- Leadership