Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Alumnus to discuss impact of international health on national security
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Dr. Travis Taylor, a 1994 USI graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, will present the Pott College of Science and Engineering Alumni in Residence program, “The Impact of International Health on National Security,” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in Couch/Renner Hall (Education Center Room 1101). Taylor earned his Ph.D. in virology from Harvard University in 2002 for dissecting the formation of herpes simplex virus replication structures in the host cells. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, he identified host factors that are involved in herpes simplex virus replication and developed a West Nile virus vaccine. From 2005 to 2007, he was an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow, serving as a science advisor for the U.S. Department of Defense Biological Threat Reduction Program. He now works as a science consultant at Gryphon Scientific where he provides scientific expertise to government and private clients. |
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