SPDS eBook March 2017

SPDS Meeting, March 17, 2017 – Chair and Presenter Bios PRESENTER BIOS

ANTON BZHELYANSKY, USP CHAIR, GINGER WORKING GROUP

Anton Bzhelyansky holds a Master’s degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Maryland

Baltimore County. His thesis, under the direction of George M. Murray, was on uranyl-templated

polymers. Upon graduation, he spent 13 years working for generic pharmaceutical and dietary

supplement companies, primarily as a method developer. Anton’s analytical portfolio includes

methodologies for a broad spectrum of analytes, from conventional pharmaceutical APIs to complex

dietary supplement formulations, from marine oils to vitamins, chondroitins and botanicals. During his

tenure in the dietary supplement industry, he implemented total inspection of incoming raw materials

by NIR, established ICP-OES routine analysis, studied sampling of incoming ingredients and in-process

blends, worked on formulation of enteric-coated dosage forms, and served as a Waters Empower®

administrator. An AOCS Approved Chemist in 2011-2012, Anton developed a 20-minute marine oil GC method (poster at AOAC 125 th Annual Meeting) and optimized Peroxide and Anisidine Value

analyses. His most memorable analytical work, however, remains the suite of methods for monitoring

glucosinolates and isothiocyanates in formulations involving Cruciferae , including assessment of their

enzymatic conversion rate. Anton has been with USP for four. He is responsible for the majority of

botanical monographs in the USP-NF Dietary Supplements section. Anton dedicated a significant effort

to development of the USP General Chapter <2251> Screening For Undeclared Drugs and Drug

Analogues, and is currently compiling the USP Adulterants database. In line with the USP's “Up-To-

Date" policy, he is continuously working to improve compendial analyses. Anton is interested in

implementing advanced techniques for challenging analytes such as oligomeric proanthocyanidins and

complex polysaccharides, as well as devising a practical route for adoption of chemometric procedures

in pharmacopeial monographs. He is a member of AOAC (2004) and AOCS (2008).

KAN HE, HERBALIFE SPDS ALOE VERA WORKING GROUP

Kan He is responsible for development of botanical ingredients for Herbalife product line. He has been involved in

botanical product design and development from lab scale to commercial production.

Before joined Herbalife, Kan He was in charge of research and development at Pure World Botanicals, Inc. and

Naturex, Inc. respectively. He was responsible for developing new products and new processes, including scale up

of plant extraction, purification, and chemical characterization of standardized herbal extracts.

Kan He graduated from the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine with BSc and MSc in Pharmacy

and Medicinal Chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in pharmacognosy from the Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of

Arizona and completed his postdoctoral research at School of Pharmacy, Purdue University. Over the past twenty-