Charles Buck

Charles Buck is an experienced independent consultant with expertise in laboratory management, project development, and biosafety and biosecurity issues. As a Senior Program Manager at MRIGlobal since September 2007, Charles has provided consulting and training services while mentoring science leads on national and international projects. Prior experience includes serving as Program Manager at CUBRC, where Charles managed the Biotechnology Engagement Program projects in the former Soviet Union, and as Collection Scientist at ATCC, focusing on molecular methods for contamination detection. Charles holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Hawaii-Oahu, a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Maine--Orono, and post-doctoral training in Herpesvirus Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania.