Bethany Snyder

Bethany (2022 Cohort) is a military spouse, a mother of 4 special needs kiddos, and a senior laboratory scientist. She is an experienced virologist with a demonstrated history of working in biodetection, biodefense, biosurveillance, biological warfare, virology, serology, genetics, bio production, diagnostics, clinical, veterinary industry, quality control, research, hospital setting, pharmaceutical industry and public health. She is skilled in Virus Propagating, Cell Culture, Immunofluorescence, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), ELISA, and Aseptic Technique. She is a strong biology professional with primary experience working with the DoD, the Army and DHS. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Howard Payne University. She is currently a senior laboratory scientist for LabOps with the Biowatch Program of the Department of Homeland Security.

Career/Academic Interests: She would love to get back into the DoD sector of CWMD once again. She is hoping that pursuing her M.S. will set her up better to get back into the GS system.

Hobbies: She is a mother of 4, she has 3 boys and 1 girl, all are special needs. A lot of their time is spent in doctors appointments and medical treatments. They like to balance their medical life with fun activities and day trips. She loves the beach, watching her kids play football and gymnastics, making s’mores by the fire, or binge watching movies on the couch.