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History The first public disclosure of using fMRI to detect deception was made by Dr. Kozel in 2001. In that work he demonstrated the power this new technology has for lie detection. In July 2003, Steven Laken, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of CEPHOS Corporation, met Andy Kozel, M.D. at the Human Brain Mapping Conference in New York City. Dr. Kozel presented work performed at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) which demonstrated how fMRI could detect deception in individuals. Dr. Kozel and Dr. Mark George had filed patent applications disclosing their methods. CEPHOS holds an exclusive world-wide license to commercialize this technology.
Since 2004, Cephos is the world-class leader in bringing this technology to commercialization. Cephos' firsts include:
- Performing the largest fMRI studies
- Documenting over 94% accuracy in blind clinical testing
- Analyzing data from over 250 people and over 300 scans
Patents Cephos has applied for numerous patents in the U.S. and the world. In addition to these, Cephos holds an exclusive license to intellectual property developed at the Medical University of South Carolina. In the U.S. Cephos is represented by one of the top ten intellectual property law firms, Wilmer Hale.
Logo Our logo represents a symbol used by the Ejagham people of Nigeria. The symbol represents two sides to a story, truth and falsehood. The straight line is the truth. The wavy line is the story wavering from the truth.
Name CEPHOS was derived from the Greek prefix cephalo - relating to the head or skull. You are probably familiar with cephalopods such as the octopus, squid or cuttlefish, or the term cephalic (e.g. of or relating to the head). The prefix was shortened and the name CEPHOS was developed. CEPHOS is pronounced as [ceph'-os].
STEVEN LAKEN, Ph.D., PRESIDENT AND CEO
According to Hopkins Medical News, at the age of 26, Steve Laken "had already achieved more public acclaim than many scientists receive in a lifetime." He had been featured on the nightly news of all four major television networks, in the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, USA Today and on National Public Radio and the Associated Press Radio Network. In his fourth year of a graduate program in cellular and molecular medicine, Dr. Laken was part of the team credited with discovering the first familial genetic mutation that causes colorectal cancer and with developing a simple blood test to identify it. The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncologists now recommend genetic testing based on this work.
Subsequent to graduate school, Dr. Laken worked at Exact Sciences Inc. as Director of Business Development and Intellectual Asset Management. He managed the firm's portfolio of intellectual property, licensed new technology and genes, established collaborative relationships with scientists and industry, and designed and managed clinical studies. He successfully identified the firm's first product and implemented its launch, establishing commercial operations two years ahead of the initial goal. He played a key role in raising Series D financing and was part of the management team that took Exact Sciences public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Dr. Laken is a recipient of the MIT Technology Review 100 Young Innovators Award (2002) and the David Israel Macht Prize from Johns Hopkins University (1999). He holds four patents and was instrumental in developing four commercially-available DNA-based diagnostic products both at Johns Hopkins and at Exact Sciences. He holds a B.S. in Genetics and Cell Biology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Robert budryk, retired police lieutenant
Mr. Robert Budryk has spent over 20 years in Massachusetts law enforcement, retiring in 2008 having achieved the rank of Lieutenant. During his distinguished career he investigated thousands of cases and testified in hundreds of cases. He has exhaustive training in vice, narcotics, criminal investigations, rape investigations, homicide, and suicide and is certified in rape investigations. He is highly decorated having received the Chief John Sullivan award denoting the Police Officer of the Year, the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council Meritorious Service Award and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council Honorable Service Award.
Professor David Faigman David Faigman is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. He writes extensively on the subject of the law's use of science. His most recent book is "Laboratory of Justice: The Supreme Court's - 200 Year Struggle to Integrate Science and the Law", published by Times Books (Henry Holt & Co.) in 2004. He is also the author of "Legal Alchemy: The Use and Misuse of Science in the Law", published by W.H. Freeman & Co. in 1999. Professor Faigman is also a co-author of a four volume treatise, "Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony" (with Kaye, Saks & Sanders). He was a member of the National Academies of Science panel that investigated the scientific validity of polygraph. He has served as a reviewer for an assortment of scientific journals and organizations, including Science, The National Science foundation, Law and Human Behavior, American Psychologist, and Psychology, Public Policy and the Law.
Henry Lee Ph.D. Dr. Henry C. Lee, Ph.D., is the Chief Emeritus for Scientific Services in the Department of Public Safety for the State of Connecticut. He joined the University of New Haven in 1975 and created the school's forensic science department, receiving tenure three years later. He served as that state's Chief Criminologist from 1979 to 2000 and was the driving force behind establishing a modern forensic laboratory. He has received numerous awards for his work and has helped the police around the world with over 6,000 cases. In 1992, Dr. Lee was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He is an editor for seven academic journals, including the Editorial Board of the Journal of Forensic Sciences. He has authored or co-authored 18 books, major chapters and reports; and he has published approximately 200 articles in professional journals.
Robert Shapiro, Esq. Robert Shapiro is the head of white-collar criminal defense at Christensen, Miller in Los Angeles. The New York Times profiled him as one of the nation's most prominent attorneys, successfully defending the President of Mobil Oil against a manslaughter charge resulting from a tank explosion. Less well-known is his expertise in international law. Recently he successfully represented Zhang Hongbao, a sought after fugitive from mainland China. He has written and lectured extensively on legal issues and procedures. He is the author of the New York Times Bestseller titled "The Search For Justice". He was honored by the California State Bar Journal for one of the ten best legal articles of the decade. He is the recipient of the Pro-Bono Lawyer of the Year Award from the State of Nevada. The Los Angeles Daily Journal has listed Mr. Shapiro as one of its 100 Super Lawyers. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from UCLA and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
John C. Sommerer, Ph.D. John C. Sommerer is the first Director of Science and Technology and the Chief Technology Officer of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., the largest of the DOD University Affiliated Research Centers. JHU/APL provides DOD and NASA with essential capabilities in Combat and Guided Missile Systems, Theater Air Defense, Space Science and Engineering, Strategic Systems Test and Evaluation, Submarine Security, Information Technology, Modeling & Simulation, and Research & Development.
Dr. Sommerer has served on several technical advisory bodies for the US Government and is currently Vice Chair of the Naval Research Advisory Committee, senior technical advisory body to the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Commandant of the Marine Corps. He has received a number of awards, including being named Maryland's Distinguished Young Scientist in 1994. He has also served as a Director of the Jim Rouse Entrepreneurial Fund and as an Advisor to the Howard County, Maryland new business incubator, NeoTech.
Frank A. Kozel, M.D., M.S.C.R. Dr. Frank A. "Andy" Kozel has been instrumental in the development of fMRI to detect deception. Dr. Kozel is the principal investigator on those scientific studies beginning in 1999 which demonstrated the ability to distinguish truth from deception using fMRI.
Dr. Kozel graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1989 and completed his M.D. degree from the University of Virginia in 1993. Due to a military obligation, Dr. Kozel completed his internship at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. He served as a flight surgeon at Dyess AFB, Texas and Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Dr. Kozel then moved to the Medical University of South Carolina where he completed a Psychiatric Residency, a Neuroimaging and Brain Stimulation Fellowship, a Masters of Science in Clinical Research, a Veteran's Administration Special Fellowship in Psychiatric Research/Neuroscience at the Ralph H. Johnson Veteran's Administration Medical Center, and stayed on as an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry. Dr. Kozel moved to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in July 2005 where he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. The current focus of his work is functional MRI (fMRI) detection of deception as well as brain stimulation and neuroimaging projects related to mood regulation. Dr. Kozel is a non paid Cephos' advisor and has nor received stock or compensation.
Mark George, M.D. Dr. Mark George is internationally known for his work on transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional MRI (fMRI). He is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Radiology and Neurology and is the Director of the Medical University of South Carolina Center for Advanced Imaging Research and the Director of the Medical University of South Carolina Brain Stimulation Laboratory. His work has been featured in Scientific American, Popular Science,Science and Discovery Health. Dr. George is a non paid Cephos' advisor and has nor received stock or compensation.