Dr. Danny Petrasek is a physician scientist with broad expertise in medical physiology and metabolism. After completing his clinical training, he was invited to participate in the UCLA Specialty Training & Advanced Research (STAR) Program. During that time, he became the first physician to receive a PhD in applied and computational mathematics from the California Institute of Technology's (Caltech) division of engineering and applied sciences.

Dr. Petrasek's scientific contributions span the spectrum of the medical field including: translational medicine, dermatology, metabolism, nutrition, cardiology, and endocrine physiology. He has innovated products for fortune 50 pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

As a product developer in the direct sales industry, he has designed and marketed a range of successful products including: topical skin care, nutritional supplements, energy and hydration, cognition and women’s health. The sales channels include MLM, Internet marketing, professional markets as well as traditional and electronic retail.

As director of the Global Virtual Hospital, a multi university telehealth program (Baylor College of Medicine, Imperial College, Caltech and NTU), he led a team of physicians, technologists and health care providers in creating a wellness and general health service via the Internet.

In addition to 626 Labs, Dr Petrasek is also on the research and teaching faculty in Biology and Medical Engineering at Caltech. Dr. Petrasek was the recipient of the prestigious Keck Discovery award for innovative biomedical science. He is the author of numerous research and review articles, including for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He is also an Editor for the journal Diabetes, Science and Technology.