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A toxicologist by training, PROF Gray’s research is focused in two areas. His primary research focus investigates the interplay of oxidative stress and metabolism in the nematode worm C. elegans model system. He is principal investigator of a National Science Foundation-funded project entitled StressCURE: A Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Toolkit for Investigating Stressors in the C. elegans Model System. PROF Gray is also the Coast Guard Academy’s subject matter expert in biological and chemical weapons. He served as Chief Scientist for the Coast Guard’s Wastewater Surveillance Program, assessing SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater as a means of performing surveillance at Coast Guard training centers and cutters, including the academy.
PROF Gray is actively involved in national scientific societies and organizations. A full member of the Society of Toxicology, PROF Gray currently serves as Past President (Councilor) of the Northeast Society of Toxicology and on the Editorial Committee of the ToxMSDT Learning Module Workgroup. He previously served as Chair the Awards Committee and chaired the SOT’s Learning Objectives Work Group to create the Undergraduate Toxicology Learning Framework, a resource that has been used throughout the nation. He has co-moderated several workshops throughout the northeast helping academic department create improvement plans that support evidence-based teaching practices and departmental leadership.
