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        This is the official portrait of Dr. Justin P. Gallivan.DR. JUSTIN P. GALLIVANDr. Justin P. Gallivan, a member of the scientific and professional cadre of senior executives, is the Senior Scientist for Systems and Synthetic Biology, Airman Systems Directorate, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He serves as the principal scientific authority in the fields of systems and synthetic biology.
Dr. Gallivan began his career with the Air Force in April 2020. Prior to assuming his current position, Dr. Gallivan served as a Program Manager in the Biological Technologies Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Virginia. Before serving at DARPA, Dr. Gallivan was a tenured Associate Professor of Chemistry and a Winship Distinguished Research Professor.**EDUCATION**
1994 Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with Highest Distinction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2000 Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena**CAREER CHRONOLOGY**
1. June 2000–June 2002, National Institutes of Health Ruth Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
2. July 2002–August 2008, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
3. September 2008–December 2018, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
4. September 2012–December 2016, Winship Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
5. January 2014–December 2018, Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va.
6. January 2019–April 2020, Founder, Rockbluff Consulting, Fort Myers, Fla.
7. April 2020–present, Senior Scientist for Systems and Synthetic Biology, Airman Systems Directorate, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio**AWARDS AND HONORS**
Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
Beckman Young Investigator
Research Innovation Award from the Research Corporation
(Current as of December 2020)
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