About Us Mission
The Picciano Method™ How
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Founder and President of The American
Center for The Advancement of the Blind, Inc.™
(2001 - present)
Founder and Master Instructor of
The Institute of Self Defense (Unionville, CT) – a School That Teaches
Metaphysical Principles Through the Study of the Martial Arts for Application
in Everyday Life.
(1984 – present)
Developer of a Therapeutic Program
in Meditative Exercise for Children who have been Mentally and Physically Abused.
(2002 - present)
Lecturer/Consultant/Workshops on
a Variety of Wellness, Sport Movement and Self Defense Related
Topics To Private, Academic and Corporate Groups and Individuals Throughout
the Hartford Area.
(1986 - Present)
Teacher at Various Levels in Primary,
Secondary, College and Postgraduate Educational Institutions, Including a Pennsylvania
State Penitentiary.
(1970 – 1992)
Bio-Medical Researcher at Medical,
Academic and Corporate Institutions in Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut.
(1975 – 1990)
Inventor of Biologically Compatible
Adhesive Solutions for the Adhesion, Immobilization and Repair of Cells and
Tissues in Bio-Medical and Surgical Procedures – 2 U.S. Patents.
(1985 – 1990)
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in Cell and Tissue Biology
LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Developer of The Picciano Method™, a Program for Teaching People with Blindness Movement, Mobility and Independence Through Enhanced Awareness Training
Master Ranking: Kang Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts System
Business Manager of Wound Management/Director
of Applied Research
Biopolymers, Inc., Farmington,
Connecticut
Director of Tissue Culture Research
and Service Facility/Assistant Professor,
Department of Pathology, The University
of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
Instructor, Department of Pathology, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, New York
Awardee, Young Investigator Award, The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health