Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. established a new Scientific Advisory Board to guide the development of its proprietary, prescription-only omega-3 fatty acid composition, MAT9001, and appointed three internationally renowned experts in Christie M. Ballantyne, M.D., John J.P. Kastelein, M.D., Ph.D., FESC and Kevin C. Maki, Ph.D. as its first members. Dr. Ballantyne is a leading cardiovascular specialist, lipidology expert and atherosclerotic vascular disease researcher. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the Chief of the Sections of Cardiovascular Research and Cardiology. Dr. John Kastelein is Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Vascular Medicine at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, where he holds the Strategic Chair of Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Kevin Maki is a leading clinical lipid specialist with extensive experience in the design and conduct of clinical trials in human nutrition, metabolism and chronic disease management. He has participated in more than 250 clinical trials and observational studies as an investigator, consultant or statistician.