USMSFP - U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program

1970	Ph.D. - Microbiology Major; Biochemistry/Pharmacology Minor, Auburn University, Auburn Alabama, 1970.
1966	B.S. - Biology-Pre-Medicine Major; Chemistry Minor, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA

Employment:

1995-present - Alcee Fortier Distinguished Service Professor of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University
1994-present - Head, Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University
1984-1995 - Distinguished Service Professor of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University
1977-1984 - Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University
1971-1977 - Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University
1968-1970 - Graduate Research Associate, Auburn University
1967-1968 - Graduate Teaching Associate, Auburn University

Instruction (formals courses taught):

Nicholls State University 1994-present: Biology 203,204 (Microbiology lecture and laboratory), Biology 440 (Molecular Biology), Biology 328 (Immunology), Biology 460 (Virology) and Biology 416 (Research Problems)
Nicholls State University 1984-1994: Biology 303,304/203,204 (Microbiology and Laboratory), Biology 308, 309 (Molecular Biology lecture and laboratory), Biology 321,322 (Immunology lecture and laboratory) Biology 460 (Virology); and Biology 416 (Research Problems).
Nicholls State University 1977-1984: Biology 102,104 (General Zoology lecture and laboratory), Biology 303,304 (Microbiology and Laboratory), Biology 308, 309 (Molecular Biology lecture and laboratory), Biology 321,322 (Immunology lecture and laboratory) and Biology 460 (Virology).
Nicholls State University 1971-1977: Biology 102,104 (General Zoology lecture and laboratory), Zoology 260 (Human Physiology), Biology 303,304 (Microbiology and Laboratory), Biology 308, 309 (Molecular Biology lecture and laboratory), Biology 321,322 (Immunology lecture and laboratory), Zoology 302,303 (Embryology) and Biology 460 (Virology).
Auburn University 1967-1968: Freshman Zoology Laboratories

Research Support:

Marsh Upwelling System (MUS): Bayou Segnette Demonstration Project. Collaboration with LSU's Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Kelly Rush. 2001-2003.Submitted to the EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program.
Evaluation of Hydrostatic High Pressure Processing for Mechanical Shucking, Pathogen Control, Shelf-life Extension and Sensory Impacts in Oysters from the Gulf, East and West Coasts of the United States.Funded by the State of Louisiana BOR ITRS 2001-2004.
Hydrostatic High-Pressure Cold Processing of Louisiana Oysters for Vibrio vulnificus ControlSubmitted to LSU Sea Grant 1998-2000; NF - Not funded.
Development and Evaluation of commercial Oyster Marinades for Vibrio vulnificus Control in Gulf Coast Oysters. Funded by LSU Sea Grant 2000-2001; in collaboration with John Folse Culinary Institute
Collaborative Study with the World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency to evaluate food irradiation to eliminate foodborne illness in South America and the Caribbean 1994-1998.
Collaborative Evaluation of Irradiation Processing of Seafood Products of National Economic Importance.Funded by LSU Sea Grant 1994-1996.
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Status and trends on Water Quality Issues - Indicator and Pathogen Contamination. In collaboration with LSU and LUMCON.Funded by BTNEP. 1994-1996.
Design and Implementation of an Upwelling Injection Field Polishing System to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Wastewater from Coastal Dwellings.Funded by the EPA through LSU Sea Grant Agency 1992-1996
Fecal Coliform Monitoring, Identification, and Assessment within the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuarine Complex.Funded by EPA's National Estuary Program 1993-1994.
Seasonal Ecological and Temperature Dependant Studies of Viable But Non-Culturable, or Non-Detectable Levels of Vibrio vulnificus in Louisiana Oysters. 1994 NSU.
Rapid Identification and Enumeration of Vibrio vulnificus, and its Application to Aquaculture and Seafood Safety.In collaboration with the University of Maryland School of Medicine 1993.
Evaluation of Commercial Oyster Depuration in Coastal Louisiana. Funded by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Found., Inc. 1991-1992.
Current national status of the relationships of indicators, human enteric pathogens and potential health risks within a total environmental assessment (The National Shellfish Indicator Study).Funded by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries' Development Foundation, Inc. 1988; andCongressional Appropriation 1989-1992.
Characterization of the quality and shelflife of whole frozen crawfish.Funded by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries' Develop. Foundation, Inc. 1986-1988.
Control of Indicator and Pathogenic Bacteria in Gulf Coast Shellfish by Ionizing Radiation. Funded by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries' Development Foundation, Inc. 1986-1987.
Ultrastructural studies comparing Louisiana crawfish pre- and post storage treatments.In collaboration with the Department of Food Science, Louisiana State University, 1985.
Scanning electron microscopy studies determining the attachment of Vibrio cholerae to human fetal intestinal cells.In collaboration with Louisiana State University, Department of Food Science, 1984.
Ultrastructural scanning electron microscopy studies of organic polymer microtubules for microvascular surgery.Funded by the Nicholls State University Research Council. 1985-1986.
Improvement of shelf life and certification assay procedures for Gulf coast oysters. Funded by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries' Development Foundation, Inc., 1984 -1986.
Ultrastructural Studies Comparing Normal Unpolluted American Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) with those Exposed to High Concentrations of E. coli and Human Enteric Virus (Poliovirus). Funded by the Nicholls State University Research Council.
Assessment of sources of sewerage contamination of Terrebonne Parish oyster growing areas. Funded by the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources and Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. 1984-1985.
Studies on fecal coliform mimicking organisms in gulf coast oysters.Funded by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries' Development Foundation, Inc., 1983-1984.
Human enterovirus studies in Louisiana coastal bayou communities and shellfish estuaries. Funded by the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, 1983-1984.
Human enterovirus and bacterial studies of shellfish and waters of Lake Pontchartrain and commercial oyster-growing estuaries, with emphasis on time temperature quality control of oysters during seasonal temperature fluctuations.Funded by the LA Board of Regents' R and D Program 1983-1984.
Collaborative studies with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Charleston, S.C. Enumerating enteric viruses and fecal coliforms in oysters through collaborative studies. 1982.
Studies of human enteric viruses in coastal communities and commercial shellfish estuaries. Funded by the Louisiana State Board of Regents' Research and Development Program and Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, 1981-1983.
Ultrastructural scanning electron microscopy studies of the filtration system of the oyster Crassostrea virginica.LSU Medical Center, 1979-1982.
Ultrastructural studies of neonatal and adult mammalian myocytes in cell culture. LSU Medical Center, 1974-1979.
Ultrastructure of Some Homiothermic Viruses in a Permanent Poikilothermic Cell Line from the Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas).Dissertation, Auburn University, 1970.