Journal of Medical Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense

JMedCBR Editorial Board

 

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David H. Moore, DVM, PhD

USA

Prior to his retirement in 1998 as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, Dr. Moore served as the Director of the DOD Medical Chemical Defense Research Program, the Deputy Commander of the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, the U.S. Army Surgeon Generals consultant for Comparative Medicine and the Veterinary Corps consultant for Physiology, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Microbiology. Dr. Moore has been active in national security programs related to the use of chemical and biological agents. He has served as a member of the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Toxicology. In 1999 he was an author of the Institute of Medicine report Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response and served as an advisor to the NRC in the preparation of the report Protecting the Health and Welfare of Deployed U.S. Forces. Dr. Moore has served on various panels for the Naval Studies Board and the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He received his D.V.M. from the University of Georgia in 1977 and his a Ph.D. in Physiology) from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Toxicology and the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Board of Toxicology, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, Sigma XI (Scientific Research Society), and the National Academy of Science (COT).

 

Recent activities:

  • Member, Committee on Toxicology (COT), National Research Council (two terms 1998-2004)

  • Member, COT Panel on Toxicity of Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate

  • Member, National Academy of Science Panel Review of the DOD Low-Level Chemical Warfare Agent Research Plan

  • Member, COT Panel Review of DOD Deployment Toxicology Guidelines

  • Member, National Academy of Science Subcommittee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposures to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat

  • Member, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine Panel Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Improving Civilian Medical Response

  • Advisor, National Academy of Science Panel Protecting the Health and Welfare of Deployed U.S. Forces: Analytical Framework for Assessing Risks

  • Member, National Academy of Sciences Subcommittee on Submarine Escape Action Levels for Toxic Gasses.

  • Member, Naval Studies Board, National Research Council, Assessment of Naval Forces’ Defense Capabilities against Chemical and Biological Threats

  • Member, International Organizing Committee for the Chemical and Biological Medical Treatment Symposia Series (1997-Present)

  • Consultant to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Evaluation of Vulnerabilities of Food and Water Supplies to the Command and Control Facilities at U.S. Air Force Strategic Command (STRATCOM), Omaha, Nebraska

  • Scientific Advisor for the U.S. Air Force, Force Protection Battlelab initiative on Food and Water Anti-terrorism (1998-99).

  • Principle Investigator, FDA/ DOD Technical Support Working Group, Vulnerability Assessment of Food and Cosmetics to Terrorism (2002).

  • Principle Investigator, Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, “Hazards from Toxic Industrial Chemicals” (1998-2005)