J. Kenneth Wickiser

Experience

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  US Army

  Jan 1992 - Aug 1999

  Military Intelligence Aviator

  Rotary and Fixed Wing Pilot (multi, IFR, commercial ratings)Intelligence OfficerAssistant Professor of Military ScienceStationed at Fort Rucker, AL, Fort Huachuca, AZ, Hunter Army Airfield, GA, and Ramey Coast Guard Base, PR

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  Yale University

  Jan 1999 - Jun 2004

  Graduate Student Kinetic and Thermodynamic analysis of riboswitch-ligand interactions.

  • Graduate Student in Ronald Breaker's Lab

    Aug 1999 - Jun 2004

  • Graduate Student in Donald Crothers' Lab

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
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  Rockefeller University

  Jun 2004 - Jun 2007

  Robert Darnell Lab

  Postdoctoral Associate

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  West Point Department of Chemistry and Life Science

  Jun 2007 - Nov 2021

  Academically promoted to Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Life Science at West Point. Promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Life Science at West Point. Director of the Center for Molecular Science

  • Professor of Biochemistry

    Jan 2019 - Nov 2021

  • Associate Professor

    Aug 2013 - Jan 2019

  • Assistant Professor

    Jun 2007 - Jul 2013
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  Center for Molecular Science at West Point

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  Director

  Responsible for coordination and execution of all research activities within the Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Life Science majors at West Point. Manage all Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Life Science research efforts at West Point to include funding, equipment, and personnel involved with these projects. Responsible for establishing strategic partnerships with Army labs, government research organizations, universities, and industry. Catalyze opportunities for students and faculty to enhance their participation within their research community. Serve to extend the intellectual capital and outreach profile of the faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Life Science at West Point. Weniger anzeigen

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  United States Military Academy

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  Director of the Life Science Program

  Manages the personnel and mission of the Life Science Program in the Department of Chemistry and Life Science at West Point. Responsible for educating, training, and mentoring cadets in all four years of study as they conduct research and take classes in our program. Responsible for the appropriate planning, execution, and assessment of all courses, research, and outreach accomplished by the students, faculty, and staff of the Department in support of the Life Science Program mission.

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  United States Military Academy at West Point

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2021

  Associate Dean for Research

  Responsible for the planning, execution, and compliance management of research activities across West Point's 13 academic departments and over 30 research centers to enhance the scholarship, character, and leader development of our cadets, staff, and faculty. Serves as the technology transfer agreement administrator to promote and protect intellectual property developed by our research community. Facilitates the acquisition, execution, and management of competitively awarded funds from state, federal, and NGO sources. Weniger anzeigen

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  Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

  Nov 2021 - now

  Associate Professor in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health serving as an educator, mentor, and researcher collaborating with faculty, students, and leaders in industry and government dedicated to justice, health equity, and independence.

  • Associate Professor

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Administrative Director, Global Alliance for Preventing Pandemics

    Nov 2021 - now