Chris Kevil, Ph.D.- Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board and Vice Chancellor for Research, Dean School of Graduate Studies, and Malcolm Feist Endowed Chair for Cardiovascular Disease at LSU Health Shreveport. Dr. Kevil is an internationally known scientific expert in vascular pathophysiology, PAD, and nitric oxide biology. Dr. Kevil has iexpertise in translational studies involving redox and gasotransmitters to clinical settings. He discovered the role of sodium nitrite in promoting angiogenesis that lead to the development of TV1001.