Mark Tamplin

Mark Tamplin was born on Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois, in 1955. Soon after, his family moved to Logan, West Virginia, and then eight years later to Clearwater, Florida. In 1985, he graduated with a PhD in Medical Sciences, from the University of South Florida, specializing in Medical Microbiology & Immunology.

Internationally recognized for research in pathogen ecology and virulence, Tamplin’s career has encompassed research at the US Food & Drug Administration, University of Florida, and the US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service. He currently works in Australia and the USA. Over his career, he has advised the World Health Organization, the United Nations Food & Agricultural Organization, and the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

Mark Tamplin has published highly cited research in more than 100 journal articles and a dozen books, and has been interviewed by influential media—such as CNN, NBC Radio and The Washington Post. Numerous honors include appointment by the US Secretary of Agriculture to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. Mark is co-founder of the on-line database, ComBase.