Chris Gunning

Christopher Gunning is currently a Senior Accreditation Officer with the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), where he joined in March of 2009. He supports the day-to-day operations of accreditation, by assisting clients in obtaining and maintaining accreditation. He facilitates the assessment process for new and renewal laboratories in the Biological, Chemical, Environmental, and Mechanical fields of testing. Mr. Gunning has successfully completed the 2009 A2LA ISO/IEC 17025 Assessor Orientation course. Mr. Gunning performs management system assessments, performs oversights of assessors, and represents A2LA at public meetings. He serves as the recording secretary of the Life Science Advisory Committee (LSAC). Mr. Gunning also provides training both internally and publicly.

Prior to joining A2LA, Mr. Gunning worked as a Senior Research Associate with GenVec Inc. located in Gaithersburg, MD. He was responsible for managing the production, purification, and testing of adenoviral vectors to be used in cancer therapeutics as well as vaccine candidates. He also trained new employees in all related SOPs and technical skills related to these processes.

Mr. Gunning has a B.A. degree in Biology that was obtained from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland located in Saint Mary’s City Maryland.

Contact Information: cgunning@A2LA.org; 240-575-7481