Rachel Noble, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
A main thread of Rachel Noble’s work is the application of novel molecular techniques for applied and basic science.
stormwater E. Coli Water Treatment Microbial Contaminants Viruses
Bijan Zakeri
Global Technical Marketing Manager · BASF
Bijan Zakeri is a pharmaceutical industry professional with a strong business acumen, scientific expertise and technical marketing.
Drug Discovery Pharmaceutical Industry Biochemistry Protein Chemistry Biotechnology
Anthony Maurelli
Professor · University of Florida
Anthony Maurelli studies bacterial genetics to address questions about how bacteria cause gut disease and sexually transmitted infections.
Laboratory Capacity Building Wasterwater Epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases Shigella Genetics and Pathogenesis Bacterial Pathogenesis
Dr Amreen Bashir
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences · Aston University
Dr Amreen Bashir's research interests include clinical microbiology and environmental microbiology.
Clinical Microbiology Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria Found in Food Make Up Products Food and Water Microbiology
Afsar Ali
Research Associate Professor · University of Florida
Afsar Ali researches disease spillover from environment to humans and how to mitigate cholera and diarrheal diseases.
Diarrheal Disease Cholera Algal Blooms Flesh Eating Bacteria Environmental Disasters
Aria Eshraghi
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Aria Eshraghi has expertise in infection microbiology and his team's goal is to develop new ways to prevent and treat infections.
Francisella Francisellosis Graduate Education in the Life Sciences Tularemia Tularensis
Dr. Serhat Unal
Chair of Department of Infectious Disease · Hacettepe University
Dr. Unal is the previous Dean of the School of Medicine and Chair of Department of Internal Medicine.
Vaccination Infectious Diseases HIV Infection Hospital Infection Control Adult Vaccination
Jeffrey LeJeune
Professor I Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine · The Ohio State University
Jeffrey T. LeJeune is an internationally recognized expert in food safety and bacterial diseases transmitted between animals and people.
Veterinary Medicine Animal Health Ecology Food Safety Bacterial Diseases
Shannon Manning
MSU Foundation Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in Microbial Pathogenesis and Molecular Epidemiology
Coronavirus Molecular Epidemiology Microbiology Escherichia coli Group B Streptococcus
Andrew Palmer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech
Dr. Palmer's research interests include eavesdropping on bacterial 'conversations', Martian farming, and cell wall fragment-based signaling.
Astrobiology Ocean Engineering Biomedical Molecular Biology Biochemistry
Vicki Grassian
Distinguished Professor · UC San Diego
Vicki Grassian is an expert on the chemistry and impacts of atmospheric aerosols, indoor surfaces and nanomaterials.
Indoor Air Chemistry Atmospheric Aerosols Aerosol Chemistry Environmental and Health Effects of Nanomaterials
Rich Lenski
Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics · Michigan State University
“The Man Who Bottled Evolution”
Experimental Evolution Bacteria Digital Organisms Dynamics of Evolution Microbiology
Robert Abramovitch
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Robert Abramovitch is an assistant professor at Michigan State University.
Antibiotic Resistance Tuberculosis Reaserch Microbiology Plant Pathology
Joerg Graf, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Graf's research deciphers the role of the microbiome in health and disease of animals.
Molecular Biology Molecular Interactions Bacteria Cell Biology Evolution of Microbe-Host Relations
Kit Pogliano
Dean and Professor, Section of Molecular Biology · UC San Diego
Kit Pogliano focuses on biological tools and interactions between microbes to discover new antibiotics.
Microbial Interactions Infectious Disease Microbiology Cell Biology Drug Discovery
James Douglass, Ph.D.
Expert in coastal marine ecology · Florida Gulf Coast University
James Douglass studies the interactions among living organisms and the environment in coastal waters, including algae blooms.
Reefs Algae Oysters Water Pollution Marine Biology
Wei-Ning Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Aerosol-enabled technologies towards addressing critical challenges in the sectors of energy, the environment, and human health.
Aerosol science and technology Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Science and Technology Heterogeneous Catalysis Materials Science and Engineering
Marcy Balunas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry · University of Connecticut
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry focused on pharmaceutical advances and drug discovery from nature.
Microbial Communities Selective Anti-parasitic Agents Targeted Anti-cancer Agents Drug Discovery Psychrophilic Glacial and Periglacial Bacteria
Monica Embers
Assistant Professor, Division of Bateriology and Parasitology · Tulane University
Professor Embers specializes in Lyme disease.
Cell Culture Antibiotic Resistance Lyme Disease Research Lyme Disease Antibiotics
Shauna McGillivray
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Biology expert, focusing on genetic methods of fighting disease
Bacterial Virulence in Genes Intersections of Genetics and Disease