HJF Top Scientific and Administrative Talent
HJF is a dynamic organization committed to meeting the diverse needs of the against military medical community. The Foundation provides military scientists and clinicians with the tools and flexibility they need to accomplish their research goals.
“It’s been an honor to assist outstanding military and civilian physicians and scientists who have elevated the DoD to a leadership position in protecting international populations from influenza and other threatening microbes.”
Joel Gaydos, M.D.
Science Advisor,
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center
HJF employee since 1997
“I have a job to do, and I do what it takes to get it done. What these programs are doing is important, and it’s my responsibility to see that they have everything they need to be successful.”
Karen Ellis
Conference Manager
Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine
HJF employee since 2007
“Major advances to prosthetic technology and rehabilitation techniques are often the result of providing care for large numbers of servicemembers who’ve sustained limb loss during armed conflict. This program supports a variety of research activities designed to improve the state-of-the-art in amputee care for injured warriors.”
Giovani Ortega
Prosthetic Research Program Manager
HJF employee since 2005
“I provide administrative oversight of ongoing research projects, including accounting and executing and managing the program budget. I also facilitate communication between HJF and USU, allowing the scientists more time to focus on their research.”
Kirsten Youngren
Program Manager, Department of Anatomy,
Physiology and Genetics, USU
HJF Employee since 2004
Guest Scientists
Guest scientists of HJF may serve as principal investigators for applications and proposals for extramural funding under the auspices of the Foundation. They have access to HJF’s wide array of services. All individuals having faculty appointments at the Uniformed Services University, including investigators at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, are guest scientists of the Foundation by virtue of their appointments. Other researchers may apply for guest scientist status. For more information on becoming a guest scientist, contact HJF’s Office of Sponsored Programs.