Brett
Green, PhD
Dr. Brett J. Green joins Sporometrics following a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Green is the author of over 20 peer reviewed papers on immunological and molecular analyses of fungal, plant and viral bioaerosols, as well as related human immunosensitization. He is an emerging authority on immunological, DNA-based, and MALDI-spectroscopic characterization of bioaerosols and he has a strong record of accomplishment in studies relating bioaerosol levels to meteorological conditions.
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After receiving a B.Sc. honours degree from the University of Queensland in 2000, he went on to complete his doctorate (Ph.D.) in Medicine at the University of Sydney in 2005 with a thesis on “Detection and diagnosis of fungal allergic sensitization”. His doctoral work consisted of the development of a new immunodiagnostic technique for fungal bioaerosols termed the Halogen Immunoassay. This innovative diagnostic method, which enables the capture and simultaneous immunodetection of airborne fungi and other environmental contaminants, was used to detect and diagnose fungal allergic sensitization in the built environment. This work lead to unique contributions to the field of fungal exposure assessment, which specifically included the identification of fungal spore and hyphal fragments and other previously unrecognized fungi sourced from the indoor environment as aeroallergen sources.
New methods to detect bioaerosols and other aeroallergen sources were developed during his Postdoctoral Fellowship served at the CDC. Dr. Green developed innovative immunodiagnostic, proteomic and molecular techniques used for the detection of environmental bioaerosols such as fungi, viruses and other occupational aeroallergen sources. In 2006, Dr. Green’s contributions to occupational safety and health research were recognized by being nominated for the CDC’s, Charles C. Shepard Science Award.
Dr. Green’s primary areas of interest include (1) the development of bioaerosol detection techniques for fungi, fungal fragments and other aeroallergen sources, (2) characterizing occupationally relevant fungal allergens and (3) medical mycology. In late 2007, he was pleased to accept a position as research microbiologist with Sporometrics Inc. of Toronto, Canada, a dynamic research-oriented company working in the field of industrial hygiene and indoor air quality.
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