The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP) has named Charles John Palenik, PhD, its inaugural director of research and scientific affairs.
In this role, Palenik will oversee the activities of OSAP's Research and Scientific Affairs Committee. He is also charged with advancing organizational and individual research efforts concerning infection prevention and human health and safety, continual improvement of the scientific content of OSAP's annual symposium, and formal review of study results.
Palenik is a former OSAP chairman and recently retired from Indiana University School of Dentistry, where he was professor of oral microbiology, director of infection control research and services, and director of human health and safety.
Palenik assumes his new responsibilities on September 1.
