Prof. Scott Pegan, University of California
Seminar Title: Helping the DoD Sleep Better at Night: Insights into Countering Nerve Agent and Viral Threats
Scott Pegan is a native of Livermore, California, Dr. Pegan joined UCR School of Medicine’s Division of Biomedical Sciences in 2021 and currently serves as Vice Chair. He earned his B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at University of California Santa Barbara. This was followed up by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California in San Diego. His current research focuses on the regulation of the human innate immune system and the discovery of new therapeutics for nerve and pesticide agent poisoning. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and holds over seven U.S. and international patented discoveries. He is a U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran who has served as a Science and Technology Officer for several Future Command Research Institutes. He currently serves as a USAR Lieutenant Colonel and Instructor at the United States Military Academy located at West Point, NY. Beyond these activities, Dr. Pegan has partnered with several other industry and federal agencies on research for therapeutic discoveries and is a requested panelist and speaker at numerous forums on structural biology, drug discovery, nerve agents and viruses.
