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Professional Experience:
- Director, Foundational Sciences July 2020-April 2023
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
Fort Detrick, MD
- Acting Deputy Commander March 2022 – June 2022
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
Fort Detrick, MD
- Commander June 2018-July 2020
Public Health Activity-Japan
Camp Zama, Japan
- Military Deputy to the Science Director August 2017 - May 2018
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
Fort Detrick, MD
- Ph.D. Candidate August 2014-August 2017
George Mason University National Center for Biodefense & Infectious Diseases (NCBID)
Manassas, VA
- Chief, Molecular Pathology October 2010 – August 2014
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
Fort Detrick, MD
- Resident, Veterinary Pathology Program June 2007 – September 2010
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
Walter Reed Military Medical Center
Washington, DC
- Group Veterinarian and Deputy Surgeon 2005-2007
10th Special Forces Group
Fort Carson, CO and Iraq (2006)
- Chief, Bahrain Branch Veterinary Services 2004-2005
Area Support Group, Kuwait
Manama, Bahrain and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
- Chief, Andrews AFB Branch Veterinary Services 2002-2004
Andrews AFB, MD
Teaching
Affiliate Faculty, George Mason University 2021-present
School of Systems Biology
- L 715 Microbial Physiology, lecture on viral surface structures
Instructor, USAMRIID 2011- 2014; 2021-2023
- Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties Course
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Lecture
Instructor, National Institutes of Health 2015, 2016
- Laser Capture Microdissection, Methods for Microgenomic Analysis Course
- Laser Capture Microdissection, Working with Hazardous Samples Course
Instructor, George Mason University Summer 2016
- Profiling Molecular Interactions of Infectious Diseases Course
- Reverse Phase Protein Microarray Sample Procurement from Virus-Infected, Fixed, Paraffin Embedded Tissue Course
ISU Current Teaching:
V Pth 342 -- Anatomic Pathology I (Dual-listed with 542.)
Basic pathology with emphasis on disease in animals and introduction to diseases by system.
V Pth 604 -- Pathology Case Seminar
Description and interpretation of microscopic lesions and clinical pathology data collected from cases of natural and experimental disease. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.
V Pth 570 -- Systemic Pathology I
Pathology of the respiratory, reproductive, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems. Emphasis on pathogenesis and anatomic pathology correlated with interpretive clinical pathology where appropriate.
V Pth 571 -- Systemic Pathology II
Pathology of the integumentary, urinary, digestive, lymphoid, and nervous systems and special senses. Emphasis on pathogenesis and anatomic pathology correlated with interpretive clinical pathology where appropriate.
Honors & Awards
- Best Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, George Mason University, College of Biosciences, 2017
- Best Student Research Presentation, George Mason University, 2017
- First Place Poster Presentation, George Mason University Student Research Day, Fall 2016
- First Place Poster Presentation, George Mason University Student Research Day, Fall 2015
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Iowa State University, 1996
- Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Iowa State University, 1996
- U.S. Army : Office of the Surgeon General Annual Wolfpack Award, 2020
- TEAM AWARD : Awarded for having established the Department of Defense SARS-CoV-2 laboratory in Japan in March of 2020 in response to the absence of testing, in coordination with the CDC, US Embassy-Tokyo, US Navy, and US Air Force.
- U.S. Army : A Proficiency Designator, 2019
- Awarded to officers recognized as leaders in their specialty through extensive publication and active national professional organization membership; considered eminently qualified to chair a department, division, or service; have attained full professional status; and have obtained national prominence in their field.
- COL (Ret) William Inskeep Award, 2010
- Given to resident best demonstrating professionalism, mentorship, and selfless service during veterinary pathology residency.
Leadership/Committees/Council
- Research Advisory Committee, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2023-present
- International Development Committee, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2023-present
- Onboarding Director of Graduate Education (DOGE), Department of Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University, Aug 2023.
- Director’s Governance Council, Board of Directors for USAMRIID, 2020-June 2023.
- George Mason University Institute for Biohealth Innovation Advisory Council, 2022-present
- US Forces Japan Public Health Working Group, Chair, COVID 19 pandemic, 2020
- Human Use Committee (HUC), USAMRIID, 2014
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), USAMRIID, 2011-2014