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Teaching Associate Professor
\nMicrobiology & Immunology
\nUNC-Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n
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Bacterial pathogenesis including infections caused by Bordetella pertussis and C. difficile<\/p>\n

About<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My previous research was in the field of bacterial pathogenesis including infections caused by\u00a0\u00a0Bordetella<\/i>\u00a0pertussis<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0C. difficile<\/i>,\u00a0<\/i>but I am currently a member of the teaching faculty involved in the educational mission of the University. As the SOM Microbiology Coil Director and the Director of the Microbiology Teaching Labs, I am heavily involved in medical education, teaching pre-clinical medical students and summer underrepresented pre-professional (medical, dental) students. In addition, I manage the undergraduate Microbiology labs and supervise the M&I department\u2019s graduate student TAs.<\/p>\n

PhD<\/h3>\n

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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