Hamner scientist part of DoD panel on chemical and biological technology
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Melvin Andersen, director of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences' chemical safety program and director of the computational biology division, will be on a panel at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative’s (TMTI) Industry Day on Wednesday in Dallas.
It is part of a Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology
(CBD S&T) Conference that began Monday and continues through Friday, Nov. 20. The Defense Departments ’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is the host.
Andersen’s panel will discuss the use of systems biology approaches in toxicology to address critical TMTI program needs.
The conference is designed to identify and examine interrelated areas of basic and applied research within the chemical and biological defense landscape that are relevant to both the medical and physical science disciplines.
"The drug and chemical safety efforts conducted by The Hamner and North Carolina have far-reaching implications, including the contribution to military life science initiatives," Andersen said. "The systems biology panel should provide an excellent discussion as to how best to develop necessary therapeutics, ensure their safety and speed introduction for specialized use in military situations."
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