Global health, virology and immunology, WMD defense

Matt Dolan grew up in Flint, Michigan before attending MIT and Dartmouth Medical School. He graduated early from MIT, and worked as a staff scientist at the Basel Institute for Immunology before attending Medical School at Dartmouth. His military career included time at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center as the chief of infectious disease, SAMMC infectious disease fellowship program director and Air Force consultant (specialty leader) in infectious diseases. He oversaw a virology and immunology lab there, where collaborative work led to a role as a guest speaker on NPR "Science Friday". Operational work at the start of the Iraq war on the WMD investigation was recognized with a bronze star by the Army, and 2 subsequent rotations in Iraq at the request of the White House. Subsequently as Director of the Defense Institute for Medical Operations, Dolan led work in global health training and education abroad which he continues today as a civilian. He worked for the HJF/ NIAID Phidisa program in South Africa for 7 years, developing research in HIV and TB, and leading weekly case management calls with South African military and contract physicians.