Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Matthew Conte began their work experience as a REU Co-op at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2002. Matthew later worked as a Faculty Research Assistant at the University of Maryland, College Park from September 2005 to September 2007. In 2007, they joined the University of Maryland, College Park as a Bioinformatics Specialist, and later became a Bioinformatics Scientist from December 2007 to October 2020. Continuing their career, they became the Principal Investigator, Bioinformatics at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in October 2020. In 2011, they also had a brief role as a Teaching Assistant at the Workshop on Comparative Genomics.
Matthew Conte attended the University of Maryland from 2013 to 2018, where they earned a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD degree in Biological Sciences. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2005, they completed a B.S./M.S. degree in Bioinformatics at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
WRAIR provides unique research capabilities and innovative medical solutions to a range of Force Health Protection and Readiness challenges currently facing U.S. Service Members, along with threats anticipated during future operations. Through both times of peace and war, infectious diseases have killed, sickened, and disabled far more Service Members than bombs and bullets. WRAIR has created a model of vaccine and therapeutic development that is unique, nimble, and responsive to dynamically evolving infectious disease threats of military importance. WRAIR, with its unparalleled expertise, facilities, and international network, has developed many vaccines and drugs in use today by military and civilian medicine around the globe. In addition to protecting against infectious disease threats, WRAIR conducts basic and applied research that promotes psychological resilience, enhances neurological functioning, and improves operational readiness among U.S. Service Members. By using a continuum of research from basic science to applied field studies, WRAIR creates innovative solutions to enhance Service Members’ resilience and recovery. Research in military psychiatry and neuroscience has been an integral part of WRAIR's portfolio for more than 70 years. WRAIR researchers are recognized leaders in operational medical research for the military in a number of fields, including brain trauma, blast exposure, deployment stressors, and sleep management.