MISSION

healthy people, healthy planet

EPIDEMIOLOGY

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

My work has been concentrated at the intersection of biotechnology and health interventions. Throughout my career I have leveraged my biomedical, environmental, and life sciences knowledge to address significant risks to the public health. My academic training is in biology, biomedical research, and public health epidemiology.

I am focused on performing epidemiological and risk analyses to better understand targets for intervention, resource requirements, and methods for analyzing data to inform next steps developing and deploying technologies in the advancement of environmental and public health interventions.

Academic Research Institutions

George Mason University, Department of Global and Community Health | master of public health graduate studies in epidemiology (pending program completion)
UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Marine Biology Research Division | independent research: environmental and extremophilic microbiology applications for molecular tools, medicines, and bioremediation
The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology | immunology basic research focused on virology, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease during undergraduate studies
University of California San Diego, Department of Biology | undergraduate studies in biology

Current Fields of Study

Molecular epidemiology
Environmental and medical microbiology
Risk analysis

Topics of Interest

Environmental health and biosecurity
New technology risk analysis and risk management
Chemical and biological threat sensor technologies for detection and quantitative measurements
Medical diagnostics and quantitative neutralizing antibody measurements
Soil, groundwater and surface water quality measurements
Remediation and mitigation of environmental chemical contaminants of concern in soil and water [e.g., 1,4-dioxane, PFAS]
Infectious disease vector control using genetically engineered insects versus insecticides and other technologies

MISSION: HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY PLANET INVESTING IN HEALTH AND THE PUBLIC GOOD
The public good can be measured by the impact of our investments in making people healthier, protecting our environment, and ensuring the safety and security of our communities. I believe that the biosecurity, health, and well-being of humans, animals and ecosystems is interconnected, and we can realize healthier, more secure lives now and for generations to come with technology applications designed to address the public health.

I am focused on making biotechnology work for the public good. To achieve this I founded businesses to advise biotechnology startups and establish new ventures that contribute to healthier people and a healthier planet. Learn more below about my current activities and the experiences that catalyzed a personal mission to use my decades of experience in the biotechnology industry to promote global public health, environmental health, and biosecurity in our natural and built environments.

I am currently honing my skills performing epidemiological and risk analyses to better understand targets for intervention, resource requirements, and methods for analyzing data to inform next steps developing and deploying technologies in the advancement of environmental and public health interventions.

FOCUS AREAS:
MAKING BIOTECHNOLOGY WORK
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND BIOSECURITY
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP