Roger Breeze
Dr. Roger Gerrard Breeze BVMS, Ph.D, MRCVS (10 October 1946 - 14 June 2016) was an English veterinary scientist who was an expert on bio-terrorism and a critic of mass culling to combat foot and mouth disease in animals.[1][2][3] [4]
Education
- Graduated from Manchester Grammar School
- Received his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and a PhD in Veterinary Pathology from the University of Glasgow (1964-1973)
Career
- Was a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- Lecturer at The University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine (1968-1977)
- Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Pathology at Washington State University (1977-1987)
- Deputy Director at the University of Washington Technology Center (1984-1987)
- Director at Plum Island Animal Disease Center, USDA ARS (1987-1995)
- USDA Agricultural Research Service: Area Director (1995 – 1998) and Associate Administrator (1998-2004)
- CEO/Owner/President of the Centaur Science Group (2004-2015)
- Bio-Security Deputy Program Director at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2011-?)
Awards
Dr. Breeze received the Distinguished Executive Award from President Clinton in 1998 for his work at Plum Island and in biodefense.[5]
References
- "Professor Roger Breeze". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "ROGER GERRARD BREEZE's Obituary on The Washington Post". legacy.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "Roger Breeze, expert in animal diseases – obituary". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "PRO/AH/EDR> Obituary: Roger Gerrard Breeze". Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- Threats, Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Microbial (2007). Forum Member Biographies. National Academies Press (US).
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