Apologetics Forum of Snohomish County
Atonement Free Lutheran Church, Arlington, WA.
January 24th, 2014
Philip gained extensive experience in cell culture techniques, new drug screening, routine light microscopy of all cancers, lymphomas and leukaemias, investigating cytotoxic drug resistance and cellular apoptosis. Some highlights:Postscript: Philip’s long-standing interest in the uses of co-culturing a cancer patient’s normal and malignant cells in order to establish an ex vivo therapeutic index (see tech. abstracts 4 and 9), led to him co-authoring two major papers on this subject in 2002 and 2004 (see tech. secular papers 7 and 8 below), while working full-time as a creationist speaker and writer.
1990–1994—A strong work focus was the research and development of new assay techniques. With a colleague, co-developed a novel in vitro technology to aid in micro-cell culture and cytology (OCTOSPOT; now patented and commercially produced), which was funded by two £100,000 S.M.A.R.T. Awards (1992, 1993) from the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry, (see technical abstracts/conference proceedings 7 & 8 below).
1994–1996—primarily involved in research into chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and clinical drug resistance, involving the writing of papers (see technical secular papers 1–4, below). The significance of this work is shown by the fact that papers 1 and 2 are the major support for one arm of the UK MRC (Medical Research Council) 4th National trial of the treatment of CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia; sponsored by Leukaemia Research Fund)—see references 8 and 9 on page 28 of the protocol: <www.icr.ac.uk/research/research_sections/haemato_oncology/4459.pdf.>
1996–1998—Single-handedly designed and conducted a project on drug-resistance in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; this was work towards a PhD (done while working full-time) but finished prematurely when funding was curtailed. Philip subsequently left research and retrained as a school teacher. Nevertheless, the first year’s work towards his PhD led him to author two papers (see tech. secular papers 5 and 6), one of which has become the definitive paper on a particular monoclonal antibody to the B-cell receptor CD79a, for distinguishing blood cells of an aggressive, poor-prognosis lymphoma from the very similar cells of the much more indolent chronic lymphocytic leukaemia—widely cited by all immunobiological suppliers of this antibody worldwide, e.g. http://www.acris-antibodies.com/SM1161F.htm, http://www.millipore.com/catalogue/item/cbl538, http://www.antibodies-online.com/antibody/118795/CD79a FITC Human/, http://www.serotec.co.uk/catalog/datasheet-MCA1298.html, http://www.antikoerper-online.de/antibody/118795/CD79a FITC Human/,
This paper is also referenced in the 7th edition (2005) of the standard text Williams Hematology, Chapter 92: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and related diseases. It appears as reference no. 297 here (on p. 1373 of the book):
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xk3bkH-84lIC&pg=RA3-PA1373&lpg=RA3-PA1373&dq=bell zl7.4&source=web&ots=6FpJaNK3L1&sig=3Uwl0R0iR4HOTglSRW3vhe2xAzw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result
Papers:
Perspectives and other articles:
- Apoptosis: cell ‘death’ reveals Creation, Journal of Creation 16(1):90–102, 2002.
- The Non-evolution of Apoptosis, Journal of Creation 18(1):86–96, 2004.
Book Reviews:
- The Portrayal of Creationists by their Evolutionist Detractors, Journal of Creation 16(2):46–53, 2002.
- Pattern of Programmed Cell Death in Bat Wing Membrane—Support for Evolution? Journal of Creation 21(1):3–4, 2007.
- Evolution for Dummies, Journal of Creation 16(1):36–40, 2002. Review of Why Elephants have Big Ears. Understanding the Patterns of Life on Earth, by Chris Lavers (2001).
- Contentious Fossils, Journal of Creation 17(2):29–33, 2003. Review of Bone of Contention: Is Evolution True? By Sylvia Baker (2003).
- Magnifying Evolutionary Problems, Journal of Creation 18(3):41–45, 2004. Review of Evolution under the Microscope, by David Swift (2002).
- Debunking the Molecules-to-man Myth, Journal of Creation 19(3):45–50, 2005. Review of One Small Speck to Man, by Vij Sodera (2003).
- Atheist with a Mission, Journal of Creation 21(2):28–34, 2007.
- Book review: The magic of reality by Richard Dawkins

Description:How did the catastrophic sedimentary and tectonic processes associated with the global flood form the world we see? Catastrophic plate tectonics was the theory devised by creationists 150 years ago to explain the geology of continents and ocean basins. Lately, creationists have modeled the ocean-floor upheaval that initiated the flood, subducted the pre-flood ocean floor, and propelled the oceans over the continents. Subduction of the pre-flood ocean floor moved continents into their present positions, and enlarged and deepened ocean basins. Major mountain ranges are the product of plate collisions. Left over heat and global cooling following the flood created the rapid post-flood ice age and Earth’s modern climate.This video file is a 60 minute seminar by Steven Austin that was recorded during the Seattle Creation Conference, October 2009.DVDs of the Seattle Creation Conference are available for purchase from our web store
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About the Speaker:Dr. Steven A. Austin is a field research geologist with a Ph.D. from Penn State University in sedimentary geology. He is “Senior Research Scientist” with Institute for Creation Research in Dallas, Texas. He has performed geologic research on six of the seven continents of the world. His research adventures have taken him by helicopter into the crater of Mount St. Helens volcano, by bush plane onto glaciers in the high mountains of Alaska, by raft through the entire Grand Canyon, on horseback into the high Sierra, by elevator into the world’s deepest coal mines, by SCUBA onto the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, by rail into the backcountry of Korea, by foot onto barren plateaus of southern Argentina, and by four-wheel drive into remote desert areas of Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. He is the author of three books, three videos, one computer software package, and more than thirty technical geology papers.Dr. Austin’s field research within Grand Canyon includes over 400 nights camped out below the Canyon’s rim. He has launched 22 raft trips within Grand Canyon. He has explored very remote areas of Grand Canyon by mule, helicopter and ATV. His book “Grand Canyon: Monument to Catastrophe” and his DVD “Grand Canyon: Monument to the Flood” summarize his investigations. He has over ten technical papers on Grand Canyon. Subjects of his technical publications on Grand Canyon include lava dams, breached dams, fossils, limestones, sandstones, basalts, diabase sills and radioisotope dating. He is widely known for his discovery of the regionally extensive mass-kill and burial bed within the Redwall Limestone about 2000 feet below the Canyon’s rim.
Dr Danny R. Faulkner has a B.S. (Math), M.S. (Physics), M.A. and
Ph.D. (Astronomy, Indiana University). He is Full Professor of
Astronomy/Physics and Chair, Division of Math, Science, Nursing &
Public Health at the University of South Carolina — Lancaster, where he
teaches physics and astronomy. He has published about two dozen papers
in various astronomy and astrophysics journals. See his university homepage for more details.Join Dr. Brad Harrub of Focus Press in looking at the global flood as taught about in the Bible. Could a global flood have occured? What about an ice age?
Bio
Brad Harrub, Ph.D.
Co-founder Focus Press
Brad Harrub holds an earned B.S. degree in biology from Kentucky Wesleyan College, and an earned doctorate degree in anatomy and neurobiology from the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He was listed inWho’s Who Among Scientists and Researchers. He is the author of Convicted: A Scientist Examines the Evidence for Christianity, Heart of the Matter, Dissecting the Truth, and the coauthor of the books, The Truth About Human Origins, Investigating Christian Evidences, Matters of Life and Death, Diamonds in the Rough: Nuggets of Truth from God’s Wordand has written many tracts and articles for brotherhood journals. He is a popular speaker on Christian evidences at lectureships, youth rallies, etc in over 47 states and five different continents. He conducts over 40 “Truth About Origins” weekend seminars each year. In addition, he was an invited speaker to the International conference on Creationism, and he has appeared on the television show “Origins.”
Dr. Harrub has authored or co-authored numerous scientific publications in science journals and has done mission work in Russia, Ukraine, New Zealand, Ireland, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. Currently, Dr. Harrub serves as the Executive Director and cofounder of Focus Press and as co-editor of Think magazine, a monthly magazine on Christian evidences. In addition, he is a co-host on the television show “Think About It.” Dr. Harrub also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Bear Valley Bible Institute in Denver. He and his wife Melinda attend the Southern Hills Church of Christ in Frankin, TN. They have four children: Will (11), Reese (9), Claire (5), and Luke (3).
A Thousand Years in a Day: The Mt. St. Helens Catastrophe By Dr. G. Thomas Sharp of the Creation Truth Foundation
"Did you know that God can and has used natural processes in a supernatural way to impact the surface of the earth with thousands of years of change in only ONE day? What do you suppose happened when “all of the fountains of the great deep opened” at the beginning of the Flood of Noah? When you look at the canyons, mountains, rock layers and fossils of the earth, how do you explain them? The Bible has sound, reasonable explanations for these marvelous observations. Did you know that in 1980 an eleven-year process was begun at Mt. St. Helens that epitomized on a small scale the action and results of the Great Genesis Flood…that it was proven that God could take a catastrophe and do the geological work of thousands, even millions, of years in ONE day? In this program, G. Dr. Sharp will be your guide through the seconds, minutes and days the eye-opening action of catastrophic earth slides, tidal-like waves, mud flows and other residual effects of the history-making Mt. St. Helens Catastrophe. You will see, with your own eyes, the ability of catastrophic action do the work of thousands of years…IN JUST ONE DAY!"