Jeff Bender
Office Address:
1214 Mayo
Mailing Address:

420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Jeff Bender, DVM, MS

Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences

Titles

Director, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH)
Adjunct, College of Veterinary Medicine

Education

DVM, University of Minnesota
MS, University of Minnesota
BS, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Summary

I am a veterinarian and public health practitioner with 20 years of post-graduate experience, I have directed and collaborated on a broad range of research and surveillance projects pertaining to infectious and zoonotic diseases (i.e. influenza, foodborne diseases, antimicrobial resistant organism). My research is multidisciplinary, requiring collaborations with government, industry, and commodity organizations. This includes scientists in academia, NIH, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and private industry. I also have served on policy-making bodies designing programs to address emerging issues in public health.

Some previous positions include: Director of the USAID funded One Health Workforce project focused on building capacity for detecting, responding and preventing emerging infectious diseases in SE Asia and Africa; Special Government Employee – FDA Science Advisory Board; Principle Investigator of the CDC funded Avian Influenza Cooperative Research Center.

Expertise

An internationally recognized expert on diseases at the human-animal interface. Areas of expertise: Epidemiology, infection control and prevention, designing and evaluating surveillance programs, risk communication, and development of educational and outreach programs.

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