Stemtech Corporation announced that Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson joins the Stemtech Corporation Life Sciences Advisory Board (LSAB). Forbes Magazine articulated that “Dr. Johnson was a fully-practicing MD by the age of 22, when he became an intensive care doctor. After that, and after completing the necessary schooling, he became an anesthesiologist, and then a psychiatrist.

He further pursued higher education with the completion of two more doctorates in addition to his MD, and a Masters Degree in neurological disorders and computational mathematics. While practicing medicine and making discoveries in the areas of psychopharmacology in the treatment of addiction, he rose in academia to become the Alumni Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia, followed by a similar role at the University of Maryland where he was Chairman of Psychiatry and Professor of pharmacology, medicine, psychiatry, anatomy, neurobiology, and neurology.” Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson gained national attention for his appearance in the Home Box Office (HBO) 2007 documentary Addiction, which won the Governor's Award (a special Emmy Award) from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This being the highest award presented by the Academy.

He also appeared on the esteemed 2009 CNN special, anchored by Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, called Addiction: Life on the Edge. Furthermore, Professor Dr. Bankole Johnson is a regular medical correspondent for major network channels in the USA, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presently, Dr. Johnson is the Founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO of Casa Privée, based in Miami, and the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc., a NASDAQ listed company.

Professor Dr. Johnson also functions as a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Larkin University in Miami.