David Sanders
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David Sanders was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Indiana's 4th congressional district. He ran against Steve Buyer in 2004 and in 2006, losing both times. An Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University, his expertise concerns gene therapy, cancer research, biodefense, and pandemic influenza. His research on the Ebola virus led to his participation in the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention Program. He states his responsibilities included inspecting a formerly secret bioweapons laboratory in Siberia.
David Sanders has run for political office against State Senator Alting in Lafayette and against US Congressman Steve Buyer and has been defeated in each race.