Dr. Gregg A. Dean completed his DVM, PhD and residency in clinical pathology at Colorado State University. He was a post-doctoral fellow and research faculty member at UC Davis. He spent 15 years on the faculty at North Carolina State University before returning to CSU in 2011. Since that time, he has served as head of the department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology. Dr. Dean’s research is focused on mucosal immunology, viral immunopathogenesis and vaccine development. He is currently investigating oral vaccine strategies against coronaviruses and rotaviruses.