Charles Schaper

Charles Schaper, as a scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering, presents his recent research findings on the molecular origin of life, synonymous with the origin of DNA, for publication in his first book: Design of DNA, Genetic Codes, and Life Function.

Charles describes a profound set of discoveries that he made in ultimately presenting for the first time a chemical and structural map defining the "code of life" that correlates a sequence of three nucleotides per amino acid that comprise proteins. Evidence of structural symmetry between DNA nucleotides and steroid molecules provide the enabling primer, and from there, he derives a molecular framework to produce effectively digital signals. The advancements continue after encoding, transmission, decoding, and translation, to include replication and genetic rearrangement.

To develop these results, Charles applied diverse training. For example, besides education in chemical engineering, Charles was on the academic research staff at Stanford University, ultimately as a senior research scientist in the electrical engineering department working on the application of communications, computation, control and signal processing to silicon semiconductor manufacturing. Charles was the founder of a nanotechnology company developing a patented technology, molecular transfer lithography, and he served as principal investigator of National Science Foundation grants. Charles was also admitted to an MD program having completed all necessary preliminary coursework.

Charles was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and received a BS and MS in chemical engineering from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received post-doctorate training in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He is married and has two adult children. Charles is a physique competitor, starting when he was in graduate school, and picked-up later in masters competitions, which includes first place awards in NPC San Francisco Championships, Muscle Evolution, and Central California Championships. He also underwent a week-long medical and psychological evaluation at the NASA Johnson Space Center to interview for the position of astronaut candidate.