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As part of MRI’s Senior Management team, Dr. Helmstetter participates in the planning, development, and implementation of MRI’s strategic operating goals. Dr. Helmstetter manages MRI’s divisions located throughout the U.S. including MRI’s Kansas City, Missouri, headquarters, as well as several major laboratories in Florida and Maryland. He oversees all operating divisions and departments except Human Resources and Business Management.
Dr. Helmstetter previously served as MRI’s Director of Technical Operations and prior to that as MRI’s Director of East Coast Operations - encompassing MRI’s divisions in Florida and Maryland. His efforts were instrumental in the growth and stability of the Florida Division, where he provided overall direction to this state-of-the-art, nationally recognized biodefense research laboratory. He played a key role in MRI’s quick-start establishment of the National Capital Region Division in Rockville, Maryland, a critical laboratory serving the greater Washington, D.C., area.
Education
Ph.D., Oceanography, Old Dominion University
B.S., Aquatic Biology, Allegheny College.
Honors and Awards
Who’s Who in the South and Southeast , 1996
Who’s Who International , 1996
Who’s Who in the World , 1994
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering , 1992
Who’s Who in America , 1992
Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Best Paper Award, 1991
Phi Kappa Phi, 1990
Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Best Paper Award, 1990
Board Member or Trustee:
Current, Institutional Advisory Committee, Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute
Current, Board of Directors, KU Medical Center Research Institute; Member KU Medical Center Research Committee
Current, Veterinary School Board, Kansas State University
Current, KU Medical Center Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee
Current, Board of Directors, Labconco Corporation. | 