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Anthrax and Bioterror Experts

The following University of Maryland experts can talk about bioterrorism in all its forms, the detection of anthrax contamination, appropriate official responses and what officials have learned. They can be contacted directly at the numbers listed below or through university communications: 301-405-4621 (office); 301-257-0073 (after-hours).


Number of experts found: 9

 
Dorothy Beckett

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Expertise Key Words:
Bioterrorism; Forensics related to biochemistry and biotechnology; Advances in therapeutic agents for treatment of some diseases; Funding of basic scientific research; Regulation of gene expression, protein structure and function; Analytical biochemistry

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301-405-1812

dbeckett@umd.edu

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Philip R. DeShong

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Expertise Key Words:
Bioterrorism, chemical spills, pharmaceuticals; Synthesis and characterization of pharmaceutical compounds and development of new diagnostic methods for medically related conditions

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1892

deshong@umd.edu

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Elisa D. Harris

Res Assoc

Ctr for Intl Security Studies at Maryland

Expertise Key Words:
managing bioterror risk to keep advanced technology out of terrorists' hands; military uses and control of chemical and biological weapons

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 8676

harrise@umd.edu

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Sam W. Joseph

Professor Emeritus

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Expertise Key Words:
Bioterrorism; human pathogens in the food supply; survival of pathogens in the environment; microbial antibiotic resistance, anthrax.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 5452

swj@umd.edu

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Milton Leitenberg

Senior Research Scholar

Center for International Security Studies at Maryland

Expertise Key Words:
Biological and chemical weapons; arms control

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

E-mail(s)    

301-405-7605

301-340-3049

mleitenb@umd.edu

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Ted Y. Mashima

Associate Director

Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine

Expertise Key Words:
Public practice of veterinary medicine (e.g., ecological health, conservation, public health, zoo and wildlife medicine, homeland security, bioterrorism). Public Policy Clerkship and the Summer Fellowship in Veterinary Public Policy: Bioterrorism.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 314 6815

tmashima@umd.edu

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David M. Mosser

Prof/Institute Dir.

Maryland Pathogen Research Institute;Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Expertise Key Words:
Biodefense, Bioterrorism, immunity, vaccines, infectious diseases, pathogen detection, microbiology

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 314 2594

dmosser@umd.edu

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Steven L. Salzberg

Professor

Computer Science

Expertise Key Words:
genomics, bioinformatics, evolution, computer science, DNA sequencing, human genome, infectious diseases, malaria, influenza, anthrax

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 9611

salzberg@umd.edu
salzberg@umiacs.umd.edu

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Siba K. Samal

Professor, Associate Dean & Department Chair

VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Expertise Key Words:
Newcastle disease virus; Avian Influenza; foreign animal diseases; zoonotic diseases; bioterrorism; animal and human health threats; viral vaccine development.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 314 6813
301 314 6830

ssamal@umd.edu

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