Worker Training Program
Lieutenant (LT) Jonathan M. Burg, Ph.D., is a Health Scientist Administrator in the Worker Training Program (WTP) of the Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The NIEHS Worker Training Program is an innovative program that supports development and delivery of safety and health training programs for workers involved in hazardous waste cleanup and emergency response throughout the nation. Training is delivered by universities, unions, community colleges, and non-profit organizations that are funded through cooperative agreements with the NIEHS Worker Training Program.
Before joining NIEHS, LT Burg worked as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and served as the Associate Director of Research Strategy at EpiCypher, Inc. He holds two United States patents, has co-authored fourteen peer-reviewed scientific articles, and has been the Principal Investigator on three Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In 2022, LT Burg was commissioned into the Ready Reserve of the United States Public Health Service, where he served as the Safety Officer for Region 4. He also holds a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) All-Hazards Position Specific Safety Officer Certification. Moreover, LT Burg has been deployed as the Safety Officer for a Remote Area Medical mission and as the Executive Officer (XO) for the Maui Wildfires, supporting the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Health and Social Services Recovery Support Function (HSS RSF) mission assignment.
LT Burg earned his Doctorate in Chemistry from Duke University and his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Rutgers University. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Health from East Carolina University. His accolades include the C.R. Hauser Memorial Fellowship and the Burroughs Wellcome Fellowship for Organic Chemistry from Duke University, as well as the Chemistry Service Award for Outreach and the Agnes B. Taino Memorial Endowed Scholarship from Rutgers University.