Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD

Current

• Editor at Medpedia, Inc.
• Curator at GoPubMed.org
• Wikipedian Editor at Wikipedia.org

• Sales Executive at Danaher

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Past

• Senior Sales & Marketing Manager at KR Acquisition Corp
• Account Executive at Bio-Plexus
• Regional Sales Manager at DiaSys Corporation

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Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Connections

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Industry

Nanotechnology

Websites

• ResearcherID
• World Scientists
• Academia.edu

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Summary

Mark is an accomplished biomedical research scientist and physician who has earned four collegiate degrees including two doctorates from Virginia Tech in Veterinary Medicine and Biochemistry with numerous peer-reviewed publications to his credit. Working as a Sales Executive with a major Fortune 500 company, he consults on nanotechnology needs for biological and material scientists employed with academic/pharma/government research labs including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Department of Defense (U.S. Army, Navy & Air Force), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Smithsonian Institution to name a few. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, the University of Maryland NanoCenter, the Maryland Aviation Museum and the World Veterinary Association. After joining the Civil Air Patrol (U.S. Air Force auxiliary) in 1975, he quickly rose thru the ranks, received his Solo wings in 1977, was chosen for IACE in 1978, earned the Model Rocketry badge in 1979, awarded a CAP college scholarship in 1980 and capped his CAP cadet career with the achievement of the General Carl A. Spaatz Award in 1981 for which he received a congratulatory letter from former president Richard M. Nixon and a personal meeting with Paul E. Garber (First Curator of the National Air & Space Museum). He currently holds the grade of Captain in the Glenn L. Martin Composite Squadron where he serves as the unit’s Aerospace Education Officer and Medical Officer in addition to being a commercial instrument rated CAP pilot.

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Specialties:

product marketing & management, capital equipment sales, tech support, service, training

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Experience

• Editor

  Medpedia, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

  http://www.medpedia.com/users/9115

• Curator

  GoPubMed.org

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  http://www.gopubmed.org/search?q=%22Kukucka+Mark%2F7122702%22%5Bauthor%5D

• Wikipedian Editor

  Wikipedia.org

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:dvmphd
  http://mybio.wikia.com/wiki/user:dvmphd
  http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/user:dvmphd
  http://biodatabase.org/index.php/user:dvmphd
  http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/user:dvmphd
  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/user:dvmphd
  http://proteins.wikiprofessional.org/index.php/user:dvmphd

• Sales Executive

  Danaher

  (Public Company; DHR; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

• Senior Sales & Marketing Manager

  KR Acquisition Corp

  (Airlines/Aviation industry)

  2000 — 2005 (5 years )

• Account Executive

  Bio-Plexus

  (Medical Devices industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

• Regional Sales Manager

  DiaSys Corporation

  (Medical Devices industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year )

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Ph.D. , Biochemistry/Cell Biology/Free Radical Toxicology

  Kukucka, Mark A. 1993. Mechanisms by which hypoxia augments Leydig cell viability and differentiated cell function in vitro. Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

  Activities and Societies:

  Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Award
  Who’s Who in Veterinary Science & Medicine
  Experimental Biologists
  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
  American Veterinary Medical Association

• Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

  D.V.M. , Veterinary Medicine

  Kukucka, Mark A. 1985. Spatial relationships, behavioral patterns and performance levels of group-housed domestic rabbits. Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland.

  Activities and Societies:

  Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association
  Who’s Who of Veterinary Students
  Chairman of Veterinary Student Honor Board
  American Association of Animal Scientists
  Animal Behavior Society
  The Wildlife Society

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  Certificate , Analytical & Quantitative Light Microscopy

  Marine Biological Laboratory Short Course - 1997

  Activities and Societies:

  Microscopy Society of America

Additional Information

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Websites:

• ResearcherID
• World Scientists
• Academia.edu

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Interests:

Glenn L. Martin squadron tours Maryland Army National Guard Blackhawk facility http://www.mdcap.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.display&articleID=396 Glenn L. Martin squadron visits Potomac TRACON http://www.mdcap.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.display&articleID=414 Glenn L. Martin squadron cadets complete Model Rocketry Program http://www.mdcap.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.display&articleID=429 Glenn L. Martin cadet receives USAF Academy appointment http://www.mdcap.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.display&articleID=466 Glenn L. Martin members learn about aerodynamics of flight http://www.mdcap.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.display&articleID=482

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Groups:

Maryland cadets successfully launch rockets
http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/news/cap_news_online/index.cfm/md_cadets_successfully_launch_rockets_4986

Maryland cadet receives Air Force Academy appointment
http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/news/cap_news_online/index.cfm/md_cadet_receives_air_force_academy_appointment_5376

Maryland cadets explore aerodynamics by building, launching model airplanes
http://www.capmembers.com/news/cap_news_online/index.cfm/md_cadets_explore_aerodynamics_by_builidng_launching_model_planes?show=news&newsID=5727

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•    Wikipedia Users Group
•    OpenID Community Group
•    Aviation Professionals
•    American Chemical Society
•    Twitter
•    American Red Cross Blood Donors
•    The Sales Association
•    The Air Force Association
•    Virginia Tech Alumni Group
•    Microscopy
•    The Life Science Executive Exchange
•    ASM International
•    Civil Air Patrol Network
•    Marine Biological Laboratory Network
•    LabRoots
•    Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, Inc.
•    Chromatography Forum
•    Spaatz Association
•    Twine
•    Wikipedians
•    University of Maryland, College Park Alumni Association
•    The Official American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
•    BioSpace Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Professionals group
•    Professional Networking: Naymz
•    NextBio
•    International Air Cadets Exchange
•    Spin Selling
•    Materials Research Society (MRS)
•    ResearchGATE
•    World Veterinary Association
•    SciLink
•    International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE)
•    Spectroscopy

Mark A. Kukucka, DVM, PhD’s Honors:

General Carl A. Spaatz Award # 569
http://www.spaatz.org/mbr/list.php

General Charles E. Yeager Aerospace Award

General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Leadership Award

Air Force Association CAP Unit Aerospace Education Grant
http://www.afa.org/media/press/ae_cap_grants.asp

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