Experience

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Scientist

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Naval Medical Research Center Research and Development of molecular assays for the detection and identification of biological warfare agents in support of the US Navy and DoD.

• Deputy Head Molecular Diagnostics

  • Dec 2002 - Sep 2020

  Research and Development of molecular assays for the detection and identification of biological warfare agents in support of the US Navy and DoD.



King's College London

• United Kingdom
• Research Services

• Senior Research Fellow

  • 1998 - 2002

  Investigated microbial communities in a variety of oral infections employing 16S rDNA sequencing.



University of Essex

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-doctoral researcher

  • 1995 - 1998

  Joint project with British Museum of Natural History to study Archaeal and Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial communities in salt marsh sediments. Expanded previous studies employing 16S rDNA sequencing to determine community diversity and distribution along a salinity gradient in salt marsh sediments. Worked under the direction of David Nedwell.



British Museum of Natural History

• Post-doctoral researcher

  • 1993 - 1995

  Joint project with University of Essex to study Archaeal and Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial communities in salt marsh sediments. Employed 16S rDNA sequencing to determine community diversity and distribution at different depths. Worked under the direction of Martin Embley Founding organizer of the Molecular Microbial Ecology Group. The group organizes an annual conference for graduate and post graduate students to gain experience at presenting research and making career contacts.