Dr. Jeffrey Langland Ph.D.

Dr. Jeffrey Langland, Ph.D., received his doctorate degree from Arizona State University in the area of virology in December 1990. His area of interest at that time, and still today, is investigating and understanding the complex cellular defenses and immune responses against microorganisms. After graduating from Arizona State University, he was a post-doctoral fellow at UC Davis studying oncolytic viruses, followed by a post-doctoral position at the University of Wyoming comparing similarities between plant and human defenses against viruses. In 1995, he returned to Arizona State University as a Research Assistant Professor. In this capacity, he instructed several courses including General Virology and The Biology of AIDS. In August 2007, Dr. Langland became a joint faculty member at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine as the instructor for Medical Microbiology and Concepts in Research courses. At SCNM, Dr. Langland mentors students in evidence-based botanical medicine research and training Residents in the preparation of case studies. As a Full Professor and Chair of the Research Department at SCNM, Dr. Langland brings new insight and a cutting-edge approach to research for students and to the field of naturopathic medicine.