Tulane University aerobiologist Chad J. Roy is an expert in highly toxic biological threat agents such as ricin. He can talk about how they are made, their effect on the body and how law enforcement officials test for their presence.

Roy is associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine and leads the infectious disease aerobiology program. He has trained as an aerobiologist and has over 15 years of experience in the field.