Alan Carter is a licensed clinical pharmacist nationally recognized for conducting novel pharmaceutical research. He has served as principal investigator/project manager for NIH drug development initiatives, implemented clinical pharmacy programs, and directed business strategy for a regional pharmacy chain with annual revenues in the tens of millions. He has authored 17 peer-reviewed publications as adjunct faculty at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in areas of drug and device evaluation, and applied pharmacology research in clinical, hospital, and managed care pharmacy.