Staff

Daniel Kuebbing, Ph.D., Director

Dr. Kuebbing received a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Thomas More College and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Miami. He has nearly 30 years experience in biotechnology settings.  He has worked in academia and the biotech industry.  During the past 20 years, he has been responsible for over-seeing design, construction, equipment selection, validation, and management of biotechnology R&D and QC laboratories, as well as GMP production facilities both at operating companies and as a consultant.  He was one of the founding scientists at Genetic Therapy, Inc.  During his time at GTI, he was responsible for the production and QC of clinical grade retroviral vectors for clinical trials in gene therapy.

John Collins, Manufacturing Manager

Mr. Collins received a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the University of Maryland at College Park.  He has nearly 25 years experience in the biotechnology industry, primarily in the manufacturing and process-improvement arena.  For 20 years, he was responsible for the overall operation of the Biomanufacturing Department at a local company for the large-scale production of retroviral antigens.  He operated the multi-product cGMP facility for production of FDA-licensed products (HIV, HTLV-I, HTLV-II and related proteins), utilizing four Biosafety Level-3 containment suites, for the purpose of diagnostic kit manufacture.

Sherry Davis, Quality Assurance Manager

Ms. Davis has received a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the University of Maryland and a Master's degree in Bioscience Regulatory Affairs from the Johns Hopkins University.  Over the past 12 years, she has held various positions with organizations in the biotechnology industry.  Most recently she served as Quality Assurance Manager, for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, where she established and enforced QA policies and practices for a laboratory testing program which focused on endpoint immunogenicity testing in support of clinical drug development for IND phases 1-3, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

John Laird, Quality Control Manager

Mr. Laird received a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Elizabethtown College.  His 18 years experience in the biotechnology industry has encompassed positions in the areas of manufacturing, materials management, and quality control; most recently as the Quality Control Manager at BioReliance, Invitrogen Bioservices.  His experience includes the development of material control systems for inventoried materials and the creation and documentation of monitoring and testing systems that supported GMP contract manufacturing of cell banks and viral based therapeutics including gene therapy products for both private and government clients.