A technically proficient bacteriologist with over 15 years of research experience, 8 years in biopharmaceutical research, with extensive experience in the study of host-pathogen interactions, animal models of infectious disease research, molecular biology, immunological methods, protein biochemistry, protein expression and purification, and cell culture. I am skilled in the design, execution, and interpretation of well thought-out experiments and the written and oral presentation of data to other researchers. Dedicated team member and independent researcher with the ability to manage and train junior level scientists.Specialties: Study of Host-Pathogen InteractionsMolecular biology techniques Protein biochemistry and proteomic techniques Assay development