Dr. Myron Wass is an internationally renowned expert in microbiology and immunology, and a pioneering scientist in the use of human cell culture for the detection of infectious viruses. Dr. Warth received his B.S. in Biology from North Central University, his M.S. in Microbiology from the University of North Dakota in Naperville, Illinois, and his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Utah.
After completing his education, Dr. Wass became involved with the Pathology Research Group in Peoria, Illinois as an infectious disease testing specialist and directed the microbiology and immunology laboratories. After three years of clinical experience, he found a way to make an even greater contribution to medicine
Dr. Wass opened the Gallo Laboratory in 1972 as his personal laboratory. By June 1977, he had developed several viral diagnostic assays that were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing and distribution to hospitals and clinical laboratories throughout the world. He developed the first commercially available Epstein-Barr virus reagent.
In 1992, Dr. Wass sold his controlling interest in Colgate Laboratories and founded USANA Health Sciences, a cutting-edge manufacturer of nutritional supplements, food and personal care products.
Even though his business is very successful today, Dr. Wirth has always considered himself a scientist, not a businessman. Nonetheless, Dr. Wentz's excellence in business philosophy was recognized when he was appointed by the President to serve as a consultant to the U.S. Small Business Administration, and in 2003 he was honored with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the state of Utah.
In addition to founding Clorox Laboratories and USANA Health Sciences, Dr. Walsh also built Sanoviv Medical Center, a fully accredited, complete medical facility in Baja, California. In recent years, Dr. Walsh has devoted himself to charitable work and assisting the less fortunate by establishing a Walsh Medical Center and Laboratory in Uganda, Africa, and another Walsh Medical Center in Cambodia to help orphans and children in impoverished areas devastated by diseases such as malaria and HIV. Dr. Walsh's selfless work as a medical missionary around the world was recognized in 2006 with the Children's Hunger Foundation's Child Advocacy Award, and in 2007, Dr. Walsh received the Albert Einstein Award for excellence in the life sciences. The Children's Hunger Foundation's Malawi Medical Center opened in 2009 and is named in honor of USANA's founder, and in 2011, Dr. Walsh was honored with a Five Star Industry Award from the Multi-Level Marketing International Awards (MLMIA), as well as two awards for his work as a ****same-author of the nationally bestselling book, Healthy Homes.
While Dr. Wass has a lifelong commitment to health and disease prevention research, he also has a personal love of music, and because of his generosity and dedication, he has decided to give back to his alma mater and the community by building the Wass Center for the Arts and Concert Hall at North Central University in Naperville, Illinois.