Peter PlatteborzePeter Platteborze, Ph.D., joined St. Mary's University in 2016 and is passionate about teaching students the interdisciplinary nature of Forensic Science and how teamwork is essential to be successful in the field of Forensic Science. Before joining t. Mary's, Platteborze served in the active duty U.S. Army where he was a biochemist for more than 20 years. His military assignments included, serving as a principle investigator conducting defensive research on chemical agents; a principle investigator conducting defensive biological agent research with an emphasis on creating a live, attenuated Eastern Equine Encephalitis viral vaccine; a deputy commander in the Army's Tripler Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Lab; a branch chief for the Army's MLT clinical chemistry training program; a postdoctoral clinical chemistry fellow at the University of Washington; a program manager for the Army's Forensic Drug Testing; and Chief and Medical Director of Brooke Army Medical Centers Core, Toxicology, Reference Chemistry and Emergency Department Labs. Some of his greatest accomplishments include, publishing extensively in a wide range of fields and receiving a U.S. patent for his military vaccine research. Read More Read Less