MICHAEL E. BRANDT, Ph.D. is a native Brooklynite who has lived in Houston since 1979. He has a BS in physics (Polytechnic University New York), and MS and PhD degrees in biomedical engineering from the University of Houston. He is associate professor with tenure in the Texas Medical Center and directs the Center for Computational Biomedicine there. He performs research in developmental disorders of the brain in children and general computational modeling of living systems. He also has an active side practice doing healing facilitation, spiritual mentoring and life coaching. He is a longtime student of Kabbalah and gives workshops and classes on the connections between science and spirituality. He, his wife Stephanie and son Matthew are active members of (Reform) Temple Sinai in West Houston. For further information contact him at 713 461-6662 or email mebrandt@houston.rr.com.