Research/Areas of Interest:
• Molecular biology of protozoan parasites
• Analysis of complex microbial population using 16S amplicon sequencing
• Interaction between the intestinal microbiota and enteric pathogens
• RNA-Seq transcriptomics analysis of host-pathogen interaction
• Epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 1986
- Master of Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 1982
Biography
• Faculty appointment in the Department of Infectious Disease & Global Health at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
• Promoted to Professor in 2007.
• Experience managing a research laboratory and collaborating with academic and industrial partners.
• Served as Principal Investigator on projects funded by the NIH and US Department of Agriculture.
• Funded by Water Research Foundation, WateReuse Foundation and Water Environment Research Foundation
• Conducted research and consulted with industry (water treatment, pathogen control)
• Promoted to Professor in 2007.
• Experience managing a research laboratory and collaborating with academic and industrial partners.
• Served as Principal Investigator on projects funded by the NIH and US Department of Agriculture.
• Funded by Water Research Foundation, WateReuse Foundation and Water Environment Research Foundation
• Conducted research and consulted with industry (water treatment, pathogen control)