After spending several years as chair of the Chemistry Department at James C. Riley University in Mt. Refuge, Aventuria, Dr. Abrahams resigned his position and moved to Central to work full-time at the Plyler Institute of Medical Technology.  There, he met and befriended Dr. Aramaki Leonard, another former university professor.  The two men quickly began work on a top-secret project codenamed "Project 2522"; however, after a mishap at the laboratory involving the project left him seriously injured, Dr. Abrahams took an extended leave of absence to recover and officially retired the experiment.