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F. Morgan Wallace, Ph.D. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 511 Ricketts Mill Rd. Elkton, Maryland 21921 (302) 287-1306 morganwallacephd@gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------- PROFILE ----------------------------------------------------------- Internationally recognized authority on pathogen and quality testing of food and environmental matrices. Food safety professional with experience in food microbiology from the farm through the production environment to the finished product at retail. Areas of expertise include development and validation of rapid methods for microbial testing, global dissemination of food-borne pathogens, antimicrobial susceptibility mechanisms and testing methods, and toxicology. ----------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------------ • Doctor of Philosophy, Food Science and Human Nutrition with a Minor in Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, 1999 • Bachelor of Science Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, 1990 • Bachelor of Arts Political Science, University of Florida, 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------------------ R HEONIX 2016 - P RESENT B USINESS D EVELOPMENT I THACA , N EW Y ORK Director of Scientific Development – Applied Markets . Facilitated the entry of a startup molecular diagnostics company into the food, beverage, and veterinary testing markets. Along with the Vice President for Strategy and Marketing set priorities and coordinated Rheonix’ entry into applied markets. Worked with in-house scientists and contractors on the development of innovative test kits using a highly multiplexed microfluidics- based instrument. Co-developed the Rheonix Listeria PatternAlert™ Assay for rapid molecular characterization of Listeria directly from environmental enrichments. Microbiologist/Group Leader . Supervised the Validations Group, and managed teams conducting development, field trials, and validations of molecular diagnostic methods in food microbiology. Responsibilities included validation of rapid enrichments and diagnostic methods for the detection of Listeria , Salmonella , E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157:H7 STEC, Cronobacter , Vibrio, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus, and fungi. Provided high level support to key customers including meat and poultry producers, produce growers and processors, processed food manufacturers, and service laboratories on sampling, enrichment and testing methods. Resolved assay manufacturing irregularities with Diagnostics QA/QC Group. Advised technical and marketing communications groups to ensure accuracy of user documentation and marketing materials. Member of numerous product commercialization teams for test kits and instrumentation. Developed enrichment protocols and validated methods associated with commercial test kits, and characterized the performance of new instruments. Worked with validating bodies domestically and internationally. D U P ONT M OLECULAR D IAGONOSTICS 2004 - 2016 R ESEARCH AND D EVELOPMENT W ILMINGTON , D ELAWARE

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Microbiologist/Microbial Ecologist . 2003-2004 - Microbial Food Safety Research Unit. Areas of research included epidemiology, molecular subtyping, and population biology of foodborne bacterial pathogens.