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.

Erin Lauer holds a BS in Immunology and Infectious Disease from Penn State University with a focus in Global Health and honors in Security and Risk Analysis. Since joining Gryphon in 2014, she has applied her interdisciplinary skillset to analyzing various facets of infectious disease risks for federal and international entities, with a focus on laboratory biosafety and biosecurity. She also works on data management and science communications for infectious disease research networks, facilitating widespread use of their data in the research community.

Audrey Cerles graduated from Cornell in biological sciences with a concentration in microbiology and holds an MS in food safety from Michigan State University. Joining Gryphon in 2013, she has supported efforts in various fields, including risk assessments of emerging infectious diseases and emerging biotechnologies. She also worked on a vulnerability assessment of critical food additives and holds a special interest in food and agricultural safety and defense.