Dr. Norman Salem, Jr. Joins Martek as Chief Scientific Officer

COLUMBIA, Md., -- Martek Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq: MATK), a DHA omega-3 market leader, announced that leading DHA researcher and expert Dr. Norman Salem, Jr., joins Martek Biosciences as vice president and chief scientific officer. Dr. Salem is one of the world's leading researchers on DHA and the functions of polyunsaturated fatty acids and lipids. He comes to Martek after 30 years with The National Institutes of Health where he led the internationally recognized Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics. His latest scientific work focused on the role of DHA in neural development as well as how DHA is made in the body and incorporated into the brain and other organs. Link. Chart.