Vice President & Chief Biological Scientist, Midwest Research Institute Director, National Agricultural Biosecurity Center, Kansas State University Deputy Director, Center for Emergency Care & Preparedness, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Franz served in the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command for 23 of 27 years on active duty and retired as Colonel. He served as Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and as Deputy Commander of the Medical Research and Materiel Command. Prior to joining the Command, he served as Group Veterinarian for the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
Dr. Franz was the Chief Inspector on three United Nations Special Commission biological warfare inspection missions to Iraq and served as technical advisor on long-term monitoring. He holds a D.V.M. from Kansas State University and a Ph.D. in Physiology from Baylor College of Medicine.