Background
Richmond, Jonathan Y. was born on February 10, 1941 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
public health administration officer
Richmond, Jonathan Y. was born on February 10, 1941 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
Bachelor in Zoology, University Connecticut, 1962. Master of Science in Genetics, University Connecticut, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Hahnemann University, 1967.
Post-doctoral resident research fellow Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Greenport, New York, 1967-1969. Research microbiologist Plum Island Animal Disease Center, United States Department of Agriculture, ARS, 1969-1979. Biological safety officer Plum Island Animal Disease Center, United States Department of Agriculture, 1979-1983.
Chief safety operations section Occupational Safety and Health branch, Division Safety National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1983-1990. Director World Health Organization Collaborating Center Applied Biosafety and Training, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1990—2002, Office Health and Safety, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 1990—2002. Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Richmond and Associates, Inc., Southport, North Carolina, since 2002.
Member planning committee annual National Institutes of Health Research Safety Symposia, 1983—1984, 1988. Chairperson Centers for Disease Control National Symposium on Biosafety, 1992, 94, 96, 98, 2000, 02. Coordinator Public Health Merit Badge Seminary, 1993, 95.
International consultant laboratory design projects, since 1993. International consultant Project RETRO-CI, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa, since 1994, Kemri, Kenya, since 1996, Plasma-derived Hepatitis B Vaccine Project, Bulandshar, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1994, Viral Diagnostic Laboratory, Toronto, 1995. Consultant World Health Organization.
Fellow: American Academy Microbiology. Member: American Society Microbiology (coordinator biosafety workshops 1986-1994, member laboratory safety committee 1993-1995), American Biological Safety Association (steering committee 1979-1981, executive council 1985-1988, president 1986-1987, annual congress chairperson 1988, president Chesapeake Area chapter 1989-1990, Everett Hanal Junior Memorial award 1995, Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement award 1999).