LTC Jeremy Hershfield, PhD

LTC Jeremy Hershfield, Ph.D., is in his second rotational assignment at West Point. In addition to teaching general chemistry and biochemistry, he serves as the head Departmental Academic Counselor. He is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Molecular & Cell Biology program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). 

After commissioning from Cornell Army ROTC, LTC Hershfield earned his doctorate in molecular and cell biology at USUHS. As a 71B biochemist in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, his military experience includes public health analytical chemistry and previous teaching at West Point, as well as leadership and collaborative research and management roles within DoD hospitals, funding agencies, and U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) research laboratories. 

LTC Hershfield is a Science and Technology Manager (S&TM) Defense Acquisition University (DAU)-certified acquisition professional. He has earned U.S. Army additional skill identifiers in the areas of 6z (Strategic Studies) and 8x (Army Medical Department Acquisition).