Alexander W. Ensminger
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
Alex Ensminger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Lab Figurehead). After completing his Ph.D. from MIT in 2006, Alex began postdoctoral work with Ralph Isberg (Tufts University School of Medicine/HHMI). During this time, he established the laboratory’s expertise in Illumina next-generation sequencing technologies. During this time, he developed a powerful experimental evolution approach to uncover new genetic determinants of host range and bacterial virulence. Based upon these foundations, he started his independent research program in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto in March, 2011. While maintaining a cross-appointment in Molecular Genetics, Alex joined the Department of Biochemistry in January 2016.
Research Interest
The Evolution of Microbial Disease
