Edward R. Atwill

　　Title: Director and Professor

　　Address: Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS), University of California Davis, Suite 101, 1477 Drew Ave, Davis,

　　CA 95618, USA

　　Tel: 001-530-754-2154

　　Email: ratwill@ucdavis.edu

　　Education Background:

　　1994  Ph.D., Section of Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, USA

　　1991  M.P.V.M., Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,

　　University of California, Davis. Track: herd health & epidemiology, USA

　　1990  D.V.M., University of California, Davis. Track: food animal, USA

　　1985  B.A., University of California, San Diego, USA

　　Working Experiences:

　　2012-present        Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension, University of California, Davis

　　2012-present        Professor (100%), Department of Population Health and Reproduction (PHR), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

　　2009-present    Director, WIFSS, University of California, Davis

　　2008-2012           Professor (50%), PHR, School of Veterinary Medicine and Cooperative Extension Specialist (50%), Veterinary Medicine Extension, University of California, Davis

　　2003-2008           Veterinarian (50%), PHR, School of Veterinary Medicine and Full Cooperative Extension Specialist (50%), Veterinary Medicine Extension, University of California, Davis.

　　Research Interests:

　　Epidemiology and medical ecology of waterborne zoonotic pathogens and preharvest food safety; biotic and abiotic processes governing fate and transport of zoonotic pathogens; beneficial management practices for pathogen mitigation in agricultural and natural systems;

　　sociobiological processes driving transmission of enteric pathogens within mammalian networks

　　Professional Activities:

　　Peer review of numerous scientific journals and governmental funding agencies

　　Member of various scientific technical committees for state and federal regulatory agencies