Biography:

Russell Hanson earned his M.B.A. in Management from Frostburg State University in 1984 after receiving his M.S. in Biology with a specialization in Microbiology and Genetics from Clarion State University in 1976, and a B.A. in Biology from Gettysburg College in 1973. He arrived at NCI-Frederick in 1976 and has held scientific, administrative, and management positions. Russ initiated his direct support of the LGD in 2002 as supervisor of the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes Study laboratory. In 2005, he expanded his support to include human use (IRB), animal use (CITES,) and other regulatory affaires coordination.

Research:

1. Human use – Coordinate Office of Human Subject Research (OHSR)/Institutional Review Board (IRB) authorizations to conduct research with human samples. Coordinate import and export permitting requirements for human samples.
2. Animal use – Coordinate use of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Endangered Species Act (CITES/ESA) multiple use import permit and all other permits associated with imports and exports of non-human animal samples.
3. Research Donor Program – Coordinate requests, reimbursements, and supplies allocations in support of human blood donations obtained from Occupational Health Services.
4. FIND Study – Supervise high through-put blood processing and b-lymphocyte immortalization laboratory in support of an NIDDK-funded multi-center family study to investigate genetic factors associated with diabetes-related, end stage renal disease.

Publications:

Hanson, R.E. Clarion State College, Clarion, Pennsylvania. A Comparison of Two Venereal Disease Programs in Pennsylvania with Emphasis on Gonorrhea Epidemiology and a Study of the Shelf-Life of Transgrow Medium Subjected to Less Than Optimal Conditions. (M.S. Degree Thesis) 1976.

Devare, S.G., R.E. Hanson, and J.R. Stephenson. Primate Retroviruses: Envelope Glycoproteins of Endogenous Type C and Type D Viruses Possess Common Interspecies Antigenic Determinants. J. Virology Vol. 26, No. 2 p. 316-324, 1978.