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Scott Alderman

Adjunct Associate in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Box 103020 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
909 S LaSalle St - GHRB 1001, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate in the Department of Medicine · 2022 - Present Medicine, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Medicine

Recent Publications


Validating Autoclave Cycles for Carcass Disposal in Animal Biosafety Level 2/3 Containment Laboratories

Journal Article Applied Biosafety · September 1, 2019 Introduction: Animal carcasses differ in composition from other types of solid waste, and through prior testing it was determined that cycle parameters applied to general, solid biohazardous waste did not ensure proper sterilization of ferret carcasses. Ob ... Full text Open Access Cite

Managing Research Animal Specimens and Laboratory Safety.

Journal Article ILAR J · December 31, 2018 The procedures necessary to perform testing in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory have inherent associated risks to personnel in regard to exposure to infectious agents. In research institutions animals can be experimentally infected, acquire naturally occ ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


NIAID Virology Quality Assurance - Year 6 Option 5

ResearchSafety Coordinator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2026

Immunology Quality Assessment Program Option 3

ResearchSafety Coordinator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2025

Regional Biocontainment Laboratories Facility and Building System Upgrades Support

Construction/RenovationFacility Mgr. · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2002 M.S.