Staff Pages – Gryphon Scientific

Dr. Christina Brunelle

Virologist

Dr. Christina Brunelle

Virologist

Dr. Christina Brunelle is a virologist with a doctoral degree in Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Brunelle completed her Ph.D. at the WHO Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals. Her research centered on influenza and SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy, with additional expertise in zoonotic and human virus transmission, influenza risk assessment, and therapeutic interventions. At Gryphon, Dr. Brunelle applies her experience to data management and scientific communication projects to meaningfully advance research and public health initiatives. She has a particular interest in communicating findings to non-technical audiences to support scientific engagement.

Christina loves to design and bake cakes. She has been expanding her pastry decorating skills and enjoy experimenting with unusual flavor combinations.

Dr. Mindy James

Microbiologist/Biosafety Professional

Dr. Mindy James

Microbiologist/Biosafety Professional

Dr. Mindy James is a microbiologist with a background in biosafety program management. She holds an MS in food science and a PhD in plant pathology, both from Oklahoma State University. Prior to joining Gryphon, she served as the Biosafety Officer at Oklahoma State where she gained expertise in implementation of Federal regulations for research involving biohazardous materials, risk assessment, and BSL3 laboratory operations. At Gryphon, Dr. James focuses on projects related to microbiology, infectious disease, and topics related to biosafety such as gaps in the design and use of PPE.

In her free time, Mindy enjoys baking and traveling with her husband and children. She’s currently baking her way through the cookbooks of celebrity pastry chef Christina Tosi and is the designated dessert maker for all family gatherings. She hopes to one day make homemade croissants as good as those she shared with her children during a family trip to Seattle, Washington.

- Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Emerging Technologies Practice Area
- NCBI Bibliography

Anna Muldoon, MPH

Anna Muldoon

Policy Specialist

Anna Muldoon

Policy Specialist

Anna Muldoon holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from George Washington University and is working on a PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology at Arizona State University. Prior to joining Gryphon, Anna worked at HHS/ASPR in the Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Countering Biological Threats Division, on topics such as International Health Regulations and the Biological Weapons Convention, Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight (P3CO), and synthetic DNA guidelines. She is an expert in conspiracy theory studies and a co-author of Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and Other Viral Ideas. At Gryphon, Anna focuses on biosafety, biosecurity, and infectious disease policy.

Anna loves baking and is slowly working her way through every recipe in a bread encyclopedia. Cookies are up next! (And yes, she takes requests.)

- Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Emerging Technologies Practice Area

Joe Bono

Events Management

Joe Bono

Events Management

Joseph “Joe” Bono is an experienced specialist in international engagements coordination and events management. He has held positions in the NGO sector, supporting policy advocates for land tenure reform in the Global South; as well as policy advisor to a Member of the European Parliament on issues relating to EU-Korean Peninsula regional affairs, and employment policy. Joe joined Gryphon at the beginning of 2023 to support their International Engagement program, through development and implementation of global workshops and events.

Joe is an amateur musician and has played his share of club gigs in the NYC, Philly, and DC scenes since the mid-90’s. His kids are less impressed.

- International Engagement Practice Area
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Kelli Wagner, MPH, MSN, RN

Kelli Wagner

Global Health Analyst

Kelli Wagner

Global Health Analyst

Kelli Wagner is a clinician and public health analyst with a focus on strengthening international health systems and a keen interest in health equity. While earning dual master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins, she supported projects providing health services to refugees, migrants, indigenous, and other historically marginalized populations. Prior to her graduate studies, Kelli worked as a nurse in various emergency, critical care, rural and refugee health settings in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Central America. Since joining Gryphon, she has supported several projects in stakeholder engagement and process improvement and has worked to build capacity of the global health workforce.

Kelli loves all things outdoors – from rock climbing, snowboarding, backpacking, and beach volleyball to reading at coffee shops or taking an afternoon siesta in a hammock.

Dr. John Baggett

Biochemist

Dr. John Baggett

Biochemist

Dr. John ‘Jeep’ Baggett is a biochemist with expertise in scientific communication, data visualization, and data analysis. He received his B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Nevada, Reno. His doctoral work focused on sub-population molecular marker development and plant abiotic stress. This work involved field, greenhouse, laboratory, and in silico experimentation. Before joining Gryphon in 2022, Dr. Baggett worked for the Nevada Department of Agriculture as the Education and Information Officer, analyzing agricultural data, producing reports, and interacting with stakeholders. At Gryphon, Dr. Baggett focuses on projects in data management and communications.

Jeep is an avid outdoorsman, gardener, and cook. You will often find him in the kitchen creating meals with ingredients he produced and harvested himself.

- Data Management & Communications Practice Area

Dr. Daniel Greene

Biosecurity researcher

Dr. Daniel Greene

Biosecurity researcher

Dr. Daniel Greene is a biosecurity researcher in the Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Emerging Technologies practice area at Gryphon. Daniel completed a PhD in Education at Stanford and worked for several years at an education-technology nonprofit before becoming inspired to work on biorisk issues and completing a postdoc at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. His interests include using insights from the social and behavioral sciences to improve risk-assessment methods and promote a culture of responsibility among life scientists.

After ten years of living in cooperative-living group houses, Dan has developed strong skills in conflict mediation, chore-system administration, and cooking dinner for 20-30 people at a time.

- Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Emerging Technologies (BBET) Practice Area
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Dr. Dylan McClung

Microbiologist

Dr. Dylan McClung

Microbiologist

Dr. Dylan McClung is a microbiologist with expertise in natural product discovery and antibiotic resistance. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where his interdisciplinary research spanned microbial ecology, natural product chemistry, genetics/genomics, and molecular protein modeling. In graduate school, he began performing as Dyna Cockus Rose, which allowed him to combine the art of drag and science communication on an international scale. At Gryphon, Dr. McClung focuses on science communications and outreach, with an emphasis on social media, to support influenza, coronavirus, and translational science research.

Dylan is an avid player of video games (particularly JRPGs), enjoys of indie pop music, and is trying to get back into running shape. When he’s not consuming pop culture, he loves spending time with his partner, Stuart, and their dog, Cooper.

- Data Management & Communications Practice Area
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Sara Baltozer, MPH

Policy Analyst and Planner

Sara Baltozer, MPH

Policy Analyst and Planner

Sara Baltozer, MPH, has an expertise in public health and disaster preparedness. Previously, she worked as an epidemiologist in local government where she played a key role in responding to natural disasters, outbreaks, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Her primary interests are in disaster preparedness and emergency planning for the government and healthcare sectors. At Gryphon, her work focuses on policy planning and analysis. Sara has a particular talent for translating complex ideas into concise and helpful guidance. She holds a BS in Genetics and an MPH from the University of California Davis.

Sara enjoys dabbling in triathlons and is an aspiring mountain biker. Her favorite place to train is in the mountains north of San Francisco, where the ocean views are panoramic, the grades are steep, and the donut shops are plentiful.

- All-Hazards Preparedness, Response, and CBRN Defense Practice Area

Landy Sun

Data Scientist

Landy Sun

Data Scientist

Landy Sun holds a BS in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He leverages his extensive technical and analytical skillset alongside his experience with Python, R, Matlab, GIS, and SQL in his work at Gryphon. Landy specializes in conducting risk assessments and performing data analysis to support decision-making for policies governing biosecurity and biosafety topics, including emerging infectious diseases and intentional CBRN attacks. He has also led the development of virtual training tools for instructing laboratory adherence to biosafety/biosecurity guidelines, and for training volunteers and researchers in emergency response scenarios.

Landy is an avid outdoorsman, you can often find him rock climbing, snowboarding, or riding his electric unicycle. In his downtime, he enjoys playing on the piano, with covers of Muse and the Strokes being his favorite songs!

- Data Science Practice Area