Professional Activities

Internship, residencies and fellowships:

• Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medical Internship (Osler), July 1960-July 1961
• Johns Hopkins School of Medicine—Fellow in Medicine, July 1961-July 1966
• Vanderbilt University—Pathology Residency, July 1970-June 1974

Academic awards and distinctions (fellowships, scholarships, professional or scholarly appointments, honorary societies etc):

• Borden Award in Research—Vanderbilt, 1960
• Fellow in Medicine—Johns Hopkins University, 1960-1966
• Fellow in Biology—McCollum Pratt Institute, 1961-1966
• Research Career Development Award (NIAMD), 1972-1977
• Eleanor Roosevelt International Cancer Fellow (International Union Against Cancer), 1976-1977

Bibliographic Listings:

• Who’s Who in World (Marquis)
• Who’s Who in America (Marquis)
• Who’s Who in Education (Marquis)
• Who's Who in Science & Engineering (Marquis)
• Guide to America’s Top Physicians (Consumers’ Research Council of America)
• 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century (The International Biographical Centre)
• HealthTap, Inc. Top Doc

Professional experience:

1957-1960	Vanderbilt University.  Research done during summer months as a medical student.
1961-1966	Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology.  Basic biochemical research for doctorate with Dr. W.F. Harrington.
1962-1964	Headmaster Undergraduate Dormitories, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
1966-1970	Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
1969-1976	Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
1970-1974	Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
1971-1972	Planning Director, Vanderbilt Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
1973-1976	Research Associate Director, Vanderbilt Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
1974-1978	Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
1976-1977	Visiting Professor, Institute of Anatomic Pathology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Visiting Scientist, Ludwig Cancer Research Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland.
1978- Present	Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
1981-1991	Medical Directors, Specialized Assays, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee.
1981-1991	Board of Directors, Specialized Assays, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
1987-1989	Board of Directors, HEM Research, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1993	Scientific Board, Molecular Pharmaceutics, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California
1994-2009	Medical Director, Vanderbilt Pathology Laboratory Services (VPLS)
1995	Founder of ActivBiotics Inc., Lexington, MA
1997-2008	Associate Director Clinical Chemistry, Vanderbilt Clinical Laboratories
1997-1999	Scientific Board, Co-Chair, Merlin Technologies, Inc., Boston, MA
1998-2013	Medical Director, Home Healthcare Laboratories of America
2004- Present	Medical Director, VMG Williamson Laboratories
1998-Present	Board of Directors, Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX; Symbol: HEB), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2006-Present	Board of Directors, Chronix Biomedical, Inc., San Francisco/ Goettingen, Germany

Societies:

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP)
• American Society of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBCMB)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
• International Academy of Pathology (IAP)
• International Society for Antiviral Research (ISAR)

Specialty board certification:

• The American Board of Pathology in Clinical Pathology (1974)

Committees:

1. Hospital Safety Committee  (1967-1969)
2. University Computer Sciences Committee  (1968-1970)
3. Vanderbilt School of Medicine Admissions Interviewer  (1968-1980)
4. American Cancer Society (Local) Board of Directors  (1971-1975)
5. National Cancer Institute.  Ad Hoc Site Visit Teams for Center Grant Applications  (1971-1975)
6. Continuing Committees for Graduate Students in the Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Chemistry, and Pharmacology (1968-Present)
7. University Senate Select Committee for Improvement of the University  (1973)
8. Departmental Graduate Education Committee  (1974-1986)
9. Departmental Promotions Committee  (1978-Present)
10. Graduate Faculty Council (1978-1981); Chairman Academic Affairs Sub-Committee (1979-1980); Chairman of Council (1980-1981)
11. St. Augustine's Chapel (Vanderbilt) Board of Directors  (1981-1986)
12. Vanderbilt School of Medicine Faculty Appointment and Promotions Committee (1981-1985); Chairman  (1984-1985)
13. Graduate School Review of Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Chairman  (1985)
14. Middle Tennessee Science Fair Judge  (1985)
15. University Patent Committee  (1985 -1988)
16. International Science and Engineering Fair Judge (1988)
17. National Cancer Institute Anti-HIV Drug Screening Program Ad Hoc Advisory Committee (1987-89, Chairman 1989)
18. National Institutes of Health, AIDS and Related Research Review Group A  (1989‑1992)
19. National Cancer Institute.  Internal Laboratory Review Committee (1991)
20. National Institute Environmental Health Sciences.  Ad Hoc Review Committee, Chairman (1991)
21. National Cancer Institute.  Ad Hoc Contract Review Committee (1991)
22. National Institutes of Health.  DRG Reviewers Reserve (1992-1996)
23. National Cancer Institute.  Ad Hoc AIDS-Related Tumor Bank Committee (1994)
24. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.  Master Agreement Review Committee for HIV Preclinical Vaccine Development/Human Monoclonal Antibodies Subcommittee (1994).  Chairman
25. National Institutes of Health.  Division of Research Grants, Ad Hoc Review Committee of AIDS and Related Research Review Committee Group B (1994).  Chairman
26. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.  Ad Hoc Review of Pediatric AIDS:  Factors in Transmission and Pathogenesis (1995)
27. National Cancer Institute.  Ad Hoc Review of AIDS-Associated Malignancies Clinical Trials Consortium (1995)
28. National Institutes of Health. Review Group ZRG1 IDM-B (2003- 2005)
29. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Chairman of the Special Emphasis Panel to review the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Laboratory Branch intramural research program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. June 19-20, 2008, Atlanta, GA.
30. European Union Influenza Consortium Grants Review Group (FP-INFLUENZA-2010) Brussels/ BE
31. Duke University Medical Center College of American Pathology Site Visit (Team Leader)- June 2011.