Dr. Gary L. Cockerell received his BS and DVM degrees from the University of California-Davis. After serving 3-years as a Veterinary Laboratory Animal Officer at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease, he completed a PhD in experimental pathology at The Ohio State University and became board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.  Dr. Cockerell served for 22 years in academic departments of veterinary pathology, first at Cornell University and then at Colorado State University.  During this time Dr. Cockerell managed a full-time research laboratory focused on infectious disease, taught in the professional and graduate curricula, and participated in necropsy and surgical pathology services. In 1998, Dr. Cockerell joined Pharmacia and Upjohn as Director of Investigative Toxicology where he established an in vitro screening platform and mechanistic toxicology program to elucidate toxicities of early lead compounds. Since 2003, Dr. Cockerell has served as a private veterinary pathology consultant, including founding and serving as Director of The ACVP/STP Coalition for Veterinary Pathology Fellows, a program partnering biopharmaceutical sponsors with North American universities to create new training positions for veterinary pathologists.  He has authored/co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters, is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Society of Toxicologic Pathology, and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists where he has served as Secretary/Treasurer and President.