ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr. Michael Callahan,

Defense Science Office Program Manager at DARPA

will present

“Biocontainment Accidents and post-event management: lessons from international cases.” 

March 08^th, 2012

Brewer's Alley, 124 North Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701

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Dr. Michael Callahan is Clinical Associate Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School who is on assignment as Biodefense Program Manager for DARPA. His research interests are in the area of new technology and novel drug development to address catastrophic health events. Dr Callahan received undergraduate degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology; his Masters of Science in Public Health (cum laude) in International Health; his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and his Diplomate in Tropical Medicine from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Dr. Callahan has been active in infectious disease outbreak and disaster response since 1986 working first with the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance then with international response organizations. In 2001 Dr Callahan was recruited as Director of the Biodefense and Mass-Casualty Care at the multi-institution rapid medical research consortium, the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) and as staff physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Callahan has directed multiple ASEAN and AID -funded projects in Africa and Asia and served as program manager and clinical consult physician for a U.S. Department of State Non-Proliferation and Threat Reduction program to redirect former biological weapons scientists in Russia. Current activities include outbreak response staffing under U.N directed programs, clinical consultation for highly-dangerous pathogens, envenomation and active duty as command physician for Rescue Medicine Airlift One’s international disaster team. He has lived and worked extensively throughout S. E Asia and West Africa.