Rod Hale, Account Executive at DPT-Eurofins—graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology.  In 1997 he earned his Master of Science in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University.  He has 25+ years’ experience in the Human Cell & Tissue Product (HCT/P) industry, the first 12 years of which were spent at Laboratories At Bonfils (later, LABS Inc.).  Rod started on the bench, performing various immunological and molecular tests for the screening of organ, eye, tissue, and other transplant donors.  He eventually became the manager of the Infectious Disease department, where he successfully created and implemented the testing logistics that enabled the small regional lab to achieve nationwide success.  In 2010 he left LABS Inc. to be the Laboratory Manager at the start-up human-screening division of VRL, eventually becoming the Director of Operations at VRL-Eurofins, and later moving into the Account Executive role once VRL merged with LABS Inc., Inc to create DPT-Eurofins.