Experience

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Recently Retired

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  American Southwest

• Associate Director for Portfolio Integration

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Manage transition of research projects from US Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) during its integration into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch at WRAIR. Integrate former USACEHR staff and capabilities into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch; in particular, redirect the zebrafish toxicology capability from environmental toxicology into the pharmaceutical development pipeline at WRAIR. Continue to manage the Defense Health Agency Military Operational Medicine Working… Show more Manage transition of research projects from US Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) during its integration into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch at WRAIR. Integrate former USACEHR staff and capabilities into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch; in particular, redirect the zebrafish toxicology capability from environmental toxicology into the pharmaceutical development pipeline at WRAIR. Continue to manage the Defense Health Agency Military Operational Medicine Working Group, "Occupational and Environmental Contaminant Exposure Monitoring," and refocus from exposures during deployment in Southwest Asia to exposures in dense urban and subterranean terrains.

• Director Systems Toxicology Program

  • Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

  Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Manage transition of research projects from US Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) during its integration into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch at WRAIR. Integrate former USACEHR staff and capabilities into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch; in particular, redirect the zebrafish toxicology capability from environmental toxicology into the pharmaceutical development pipeline at WRAIR. Continue to manage the Defense Health Agency Military Operational Medicine Working… Show more Manage transition of research projects from US Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) during its integration into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch at WRAIR. Integrate former USACEHR staff and capabilities into the Experimental Therapeutics Branch; in particular, redirect the zebrafish toxicology capability from environmental toxicology into the pharmaceutical development pipeline at WRAIR. Continue to manage the Defense Health Agency Military Operational Medicine Working Group, "Occupational and Environmental Contaminant Exposure Monitoring," and refocus from exposures during deployment in Southwest Asia to exposures in dense urban and subterranean terrains.



US Army Center for Environmental Health Research

• Science and Technology Director

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2020

  POSITION OBJECTIVES a · Represent USACEHR in interactions with DOD Health Affairs and other DOD agencies; promote USACEHR’S scientific capabilities within the DOD and to other federal agencies; ensure that the quality of USACEHR’S science and publication record is exemplary (2013-Present). b · As the Leader of the Dense Urban Environments and Subterranean Spaces Work Unit in the Environmental Health and Protection Portfolio of the US Army Military Operational Medicine Research… Show more POSITION OBJECTIVES a · Represent USACEHR in interactions with DOD Health Affairs and other DOD agencies; promote USACEHR’S scientific capabilities within the DOD and to other federal agencies; ensure that the quality of USACEHR’S science and publication record is exemplary (2013-Present). b · As the Leader of the Dense Urban Environments and Subterranean Spaces Work Unit in the Environmental Health and Protection Portfolio of the US Army Military Operational Medicine Research Program, oversee project development and coordination across laboratories supporting the program area (2019-Present).

• Director, Pulmonary Health Program

  • Apr 2013 - Feb 2020

  Fort Detrick, MD Chair, JPC5/Military Operational Medicine Research Program Environmental and Occupational Contaminant Exposure Monitoring and Health Assessment Subtask POSITION OBJECTIVES a · Refocused activities under bullet b to develop and maintain a research portfolio focused on improved environmental and occupational exposure monitoring for individual service members with tri-service participation; the portfolio includes exposure assessments focused volatile organic compounds, combustion… Show more Chair, JPC5/Military Operational Medicine Research Program Environmental and Occupational Contaminant Exposure Monitoring and Health Assessment Subtask POSITION OBJECTIVES a · Refocused activities under bullet b to develop and maintain a research portfolio focused on improved environmental and occupational exposure monitoring for individual service members with tri-service participation; the portfolio includes exposure assessments focused volatile organic compounds, combustion products, and oxygen toxicity (2019-Present). b · Implement and manage a multidisciplinary research program with tri-service participation coordinated with the Department of Veterans Affairs to address the issue of pulmonary disease related to deployment to Southwest Asia; full implementation is scheduled for FY 2014 (October 2013-2019). c · Develop and manage a research program with tri-service participation to identify biomarkers of exposure and effect to toxic chemicals and materials of interest to all three military services; implementation is scheduled for FY 2014. d · Supported the development of a toxicity pathways-based sensor for air and water-borne toxicants under a Defense Threat Reduction Agency Focused Innovative Technology grant (2017-2019).

• Director, Biomarkers Program

  • 2001 - Apr 2013

  POSITION OBJECTIVES a · Devise and implement a research program in molecular toxicology, functional genomics, and proteomics using mammalian and non-mammalian alternative species models (zebrafish) and cell culture systems to i · Discover indicators of toxicity pathway activation that can be transitioned to field deployable biomonitoring systems for the detection of toxic industrial chemicals and mixtures and other toxic compounds of military interest. ii · Identify toxicant… Show more POSITION OBJECTIVES a · Devise and implement a research program in molecular toxicology, functional genomics, and proteomics using mammalian and non-mammalian alternative species models (zebrafish) and cell culture systems to i · Discover indicators of toxicity pathway activation that can be transitioned to field deployable biomonitoring systems for the detection of toxic industrial chemicals and mixtures and other toxic compounds of military interest. ii · Identify toxicant responsive genes and proteins useful for creating mechanistically based predictive systems for human toxicological risk assessment. iii ∙ Identify toxicity and insult-based host response biological processes that may be monitored to track disease progression and provide targets for interventions and therapeutics. b · Develop a tri-service, multidisciplinary research program coordinated with the Department of Veterans Affairs to address the issue of pulmonary disease related to deployment to Southwest Asia; full implementation is scheduled for FY 2014. PROJECTS: Cross-species comparison of heavy metal toxicogenomics. Discovery of serum protein biomarkers of exposure to aerosol particulate matter from Iraq. Discovery and modeling of molecular signaling events that lead to organ damage following heat stress. Identification and validation of pathways of toxicity using publicly available databases. PROGRAM STAFF: 3 PHD civilian/contractors, 1 PHD military, 3 MA/MS molecular biology technicians, 2 animal care technicians.



The National Institutes of Health

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • 1997 - 2000

  Position objectives Extend the understanding of the mechanism by which the cis-acting genetic regulatory elements of the human β-globin Locus Control Region control the expression of the genes in the human β-globin gene family.



Foundation for the National Institutes of Health

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Post-Doctoral Fellow (IRTA)

  • 1993 - 1997

  See above