Dr. Robert Harrison is an Endocrinologist who spent at total of 29 years in academic positions at Vanderbilt University, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and The University of Rochester. He is now an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University and spends his time lecturing on obesity and endocrine disorders and directing beeSlender.com. During his career, Dr. Harrison has published more than 100 papers and abstracts and served as consultant to the NIH, FDA and several pharmaceutical companies including producers of antiobesity agents such as Knoll, Abbott and Roche.