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Dr. Joe Bielitzki is a Founder and Chief Science Officer for Arteria Technology, Inc.  Joe recently retired from his role as Chief Veterinary Officer at NASA, where he served for over 10 years.  Joe served at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he was a Program Manager for the Peak Soldier Performance Program.  He has served as the Chief Science Officer at Mars, Inc. and has been a Senior Fellow in Biomedical research at the University of Washington, Emory University and the University of Central Florida.

Joe received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Sciences in Biology from the University of Illinois of Chicago.