About Us

AminoAcids.com, formerly known as the Scientific Research Consortium, Inc. (SRC)) (EIN #41-1791152), was founded in November 1993 by Frank N. Konstantinides, as a sole-proprietorship.

Our goal is to assist researchers in the pharmaceutical, food, and academic arenas by offering a research and reference laboratory flexible to their needs within our areas of expertise.

AminoAcids.com was incorporated in the State of Minnesota, on October 1st, 1994. Our facility filed for and received a CLIA registration Certification on February 16th, 1994 and was issued license number 24D0882688 by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Our facility was then inspected by the Minnesota Department of Health on October 31st, 1994 and received its CLIA laboratory Certificate of Compliance at that time.

Our tradition of quality comes from the exceptional staff that is here to meet your research needs:

Frank N. KonstantinidesSend an email to Frank
Frank N. Konstantinides, President, majored in biology and chemistry pre-medicine at Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA from 1968-1971. He then elected to finish part of his Senior year at the Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY in a Medical Technology Internship. Frank then entered a Graduate program in Natural Science, majoring in Pathophysiology. From 1975-1980, he studied at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, New York State at Buffalo and State University of New York at Buffalo. In 1979, he designed and built a nutrition and metabolism laboratory at the Buffalo General Hospital, later moved to the St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in Minnesota. Frank is a member of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (Division of Nutrition, Secretary), American Society of Clinical Nutrition, American College of Nutrition, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, American Institute of Nutrition, American Burn Association, AmericanTrauma Association, Minnesota Chromatography Forum and American Microbiology Association. Since 1979, Frank has specialized in amino acid analysis of physiological and biological samples. Frank founded AminoAcids.com in 1994.
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Dr. Douglas BibusSend an email to Doug
Dr. Doug Bibus received his BS from Mankato State University and earned his MS in nutrition and Ph.D in nutritional biochemistry from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Bibus is a community faculty member at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing and a researcher in the area of fatty acid biochemistry and nutrition. Dr. Bibus is considered as one of the top omega 3 experts in the world, a distinction that stems from his work at the academic lab (Professor Ralph T. Holman) that invented the omega 3 terminology as well as discovered the metabolism and definitive essentiality of omega 3. Dr Bibus’s research interests include the role of essential fatty acids in human and animal nutrition, the role of omega 3 fatty acids in attenuating the inflammatory response, the application of fatty acids in the treatment of disease and the impact of oxidative stress on performance animals and humans. Dr. Bibus is a member of The American Oil Chemists’ Society, The American Chemical Society, The Society for Critical Care Medicine and The International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. He has been a two-time winner of the American Chemical Society’s Award in Analytical Chemistry. Dr. Bibus is a foundation board member for AOCS and chairman of the health and nutrition division and award committee.
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Alyssa graduated from Metropolitan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. She has been a part of the AminoAcids.com team since 2017. Outside of work she loves to spend time at the family cabin and doing outdoor activities with her husband and energetic daughter and dog.
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Brenna graduated from Hamline University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. While attending Hamline she ran on the cross country and track and field teams. She has been a member of the AminoAcids.com team since 2017.  In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, baking, and outdoor activities. One of her favorite things to do is watch and attend sporting events with her family and friends.
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Leslie graduated from the College of Saint Benedict with a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry. Prior to becoming part of the AminoAcids.com team, she did chemistry synthesis research on the reductive amination of carboxylic acids of amino acids. In her free time she enjoys swimming, reading, cooking, going to Caribou Coffee, and playing with her puppy.
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Lauren graduated from the College of Saint Benedict with a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and a minor in Psychology. She has been a member of the AminoAcids.com team since 2018. She enjoys Minnesota summers, cooking new recipes, and spending time with her dog, Stella.
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A Native Minnesotan, Trevor graduated from UW-EAU Claire with a Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science. While at Eau Claire, Trevor was on the football team and was a member of the Materials Research Society. In his free time, Trevor enjoys staying active through sports and fitness, watching movies, and being with friends and family.
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Paul graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry.  While at the U of MN, he was a member of the Ultimate Frisbee team and sang in an acapella group.  Outside of work, he enjoys playing frisbee, cooking, and biking when the weather is nice.
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Benjamin HartmannSend an email to Benjamin
Ben graduated from Saint John’s University with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. While at Saint John’s, he was a member of the basketball team. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, skiing, fishing, and spending time with friends and family.
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