Dr. David E. Swayne is a veterinarian with specialization as a Veterinary Pathologist and Poultry Veterinarian. For the past 38 years, his personal research has focused on the control of avian influenza. He serves in a leadership role at OFFLU, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), and the Food and Agriculture Organization network of animal influenza experts. Previously, he served for 28 1/2 years as the Laboratory Director and a scientist at the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory of the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Athens, Georgia, USA, and for 7 years as a tenured faculty member at The Ohio State University. He is currently a private veterinarian consulting on avian influenza control and an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center.