Wade received a Master of Science in Cell & Molecular Biology from the University of Toledo, with a particular focus on Molecular Virology. His work in this field culminated in a thesis titled “Impact of VHSv M Mutants on Viral Replication and Host Response”. He also worked in a macromolecular protein crystallography laboratory studying the structure of proteins using Vitamin-B6 derivatives in amino acid synthesis, and an immunoglobin light chain protein dimer resultant from a particular leukemia. The Vitamin B6-utilizing protein Wade helped produce ultimately made its way to the International Space Station for crystallization in micro-gravity prior to neutron diffraction.
As a research associate at Battelle National Biodefense Institute, Wade investigated the properties of human and zoonotic viruses in high-containment settings on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security and other governmental stakeholders. His research contributed to COVID-19 data used in White House press briefings. Wade also supported the National Institute of Health’s Ebola Response Team as an Outbreak Response Support Scientist, providing study support for the Ebola virus vaccine clinical trial in Western Africa. Wade’s scientific pursuits resulted in him being an author on fourteen peer-reviewed publications ranging from scientific manuscripts, a publicly disseminated thesis, and a textbook chapter on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers as they pertain to bioweapons and biodefense.
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