Hunter Whittington, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, CA, US

West Sacramento, California, United States

West Sacramento, California, United States

West Sacramento, California, United States

I am responsible for developing fermentation processes for new biological pest control and crop efficiency products, leveraging high throughput methods and state-of-the-art automation technologies.

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Developed a novel packed-bed bioreactor system to study both human intestinal microbiome dynamics and xenobiotic degradation by microbial consortia, leading to 2 first-author publications.
• Utilized state-of-the-art bioinformatics software to examine and characterize bioreactor microbial communities.
• Collaborated with several research groups by performing bioinformatics analyses, leading to several publications.
• Secured laboratory funding by performing contract research for local and international biotechnology companies.
• Gained extensive experience using Sartorius Biostat B-plus and Biostat C fermenter systems.

Raleigh, North Carolina

I was the sole graduate student representative sitting on the NC State IBC. I worked with the rest of the IBC members to review Biological Use Authorization forms submitted by various faculty throughout the university and make sure that projects conform to biosafety guidelines set forth by both the university and the government.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Utilized microbial consortia to accelerate agrochemical degradation in vitro.
• Presented research findings to the Vice President of Research and Development.
• Successfully co-led an effort to modernize and simplify BASF’s laboratory environmental fate system.
• Gained valuable experience following GLP regulations in an EPA-regulated environment.
• Received radiation safety training and experience using radio-HPLC to quantify 14C-labeled compounds.

Durham, North Carolina

• Developed, enforced, and followed SOP’s for safe work with both BSL-2 and BSL-3 pathogens.
• Responsible for administering hands-on BSL-3 training to new employees.
• Registered with the CDC for Select Agent access.

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Developed real-time qPCR primers and protocols for the quantification of Pythium spp. plant pathogens.
• Responsible for maintaining all microbial cultures in the lab, including bacteria and filamentous fungi.
• Invited to present research findings at the national conference of the American Phytopathological Society on two different occasions.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Microbiology, General