Jerry Pommer

Biography

In his current position, Mr. Pommer has been instrumental in implementing high quality animal care and use programs that have maintained USDA, NIH, and FDA regulatory compliance, and full AAALAC accreditation. He works with various committees and discussion groups that focus on animal biotechnology and actively participates in the discussions for establishing a federal regulatory framework for this technology. He is currently a certified Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) with the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS). Pommer has over 30 years of work experience in animal diseases and biosecurity, development of animal models for agricultural and biomedical sciences, development of transgenic animals for human biopharmaceutical production, and animal welfare and health regulations. Pommer received his Masters of Science Degree (MSc) in Microbiology/Veterinary Sciences from North Dakota State University. His research involved sheep respiratory diseases, which was published in several professional animal scientific journals.

Research Interest

biopharmaceutical production,Microbiology/Veterinary Sciences,biomedical sciences