Aaron Oxendine Email & Phone Number

North Carolina, United States

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

• Review submitted research protocols involving biohazardous materials and recombinant DNA techniques for the IBC and assist Principal Investigators with revisions suggested by members.
• Investigate injuries/accidents regarding lab safety & biosafety issues and respond to biohazardous materials incidents as appropriate (on-call).
• Analyze and implement changes based on new regulations and guidance from local, state, and federal agencies. Monitor entities such as NIH, CDC, OSHA, & FDA for new recommendations, regulations, and guidance.
• Conduct and document BSL-2/BSL-2-enhanced inspections, providing guidance regarding the interpretation and implementation of CDC/NIH/Federal/State regulatory requirements and guidelines regarding biosafety.
• Conduct weekly Blood-Borne Pathogens/BSL2 training to students, faculty, and staff with occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.

Blacksburg, VA

Researching the ecology of antimicrobial resistance in poultry production and microbe-microbe/host-microbe interactions that promote animal health and pathogen exclusion. My research explores the interactions between poultry litter bacteria and pathogens with a focus on the transmission of antibiotic resistance genes.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assist with congressional and technical efforts to expand and maintain U.S. pork exports by completing research on domestic and international policies and regulations related to trade. Research pork export/import data, attending congressional hearings and events, & keeping up-to-date on international trade and agricultural topics.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Develop an improved North Carolina HPAI Response Plan as well as a generic HPAI Response Plan Template that can be used by other states to increase preparedness and rapid response to a HPAI outbreak. Coordinate and plan events to prepare industry and state agencies. Management of finances and organization of project progress.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Assist staff by conducting legislative research, developing policy info sheets, and tracking legislation. Provide support in research and analysis of various topics, organizations, and compile research reports. Attend meetings, briefings, and forums related to projects and legislation related to NC Department of Ag. & Consumer Services. Help organize and.

Develop Erythrocyte Stability Assay using chicken whole blood. Analyze soybean meal from different world areas for urease presence, KOH solubility, & protein dispersibility index (Soybean Meal Quality Measures). Operate LECO FP628 for nitrogen concentration. Perform and analyze histopathology of chicken intestinal villi. Analyze data and compile.

Poultry Immunology, Laboratory Of Dr. Matt Koci[

Assist with bacteriology and assessment of immune responses to Salmonella including cloning, PCR, and ELISA. Assist with sample collection from Salmonella infected animals

Poultry Genomics, Laboratory Of Dr. Chris Ashwell

Assist with necropsy and assessment of the effect of protein deficiency in correlation to aspects of egg production. Assist with data analysis and digitization.

Master Of Science - Ms, Animal And Poultry Sciences, Microbiology Focus

Bachelor'S Degree, Poultry Science, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Minor: Animal Science