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Scott Dee earned a DVM, MS, and PhD from the University of Minnesota, is board-certified in veterinary microbiology, past President of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, and currently serves on the AVMA House of Delegates where he has written policy promoting the use of science-based biosecurity for the benefit of the veterinary profession and all animal species. After 12 years in swine practice and another 12 years in academia, Scott joined Pipestone Veterinary Services as Director of Applied Research, where he served as Director of Discovery and Innovation for Pipestone for 13 years. Throughout his career, he has been awarded >12.5 M in research funding and published 194 peer reviewed papers, including the initial publications on the proof of concept of PEDV transmission in feed and the transboundary survival of ASFV in feed. He developed the initial knowledge and industry-wide protocols to understand and control Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) infection at the farm level. Scott has received the AASV Practitioner of the Year, the Howard Dunne Memorial, and Leman Science in Practice awards, a Warrior Chip from the FBI, and is a Master of the U.S. Pork Industry. He has been awarded the Distinguished Service to the U.S. Pork Industry Award from the National Pork Board and the Distinguished Service and Research award from the PRRS scientific community and recognized as the Distinguished Research Alumnus by the UMN College of Veterinary Medicine. Scott is currently retired, and he and his wife Lisa live in Alexandria, MN and have two children: Nicholas, a medical student at the University of Minnesota Duluth and Ellen, a CPA at Cargill, along with Matilda, a 5-year-old Scottish Terrier.