John Mekalanos
Chair of the Microbiology
bioinformatics and system biology
Aduro Biotech
Netherlands
Biography
Dr. Mekalanos is the Adele H. Lehman Professor of Microbiology and Immunobiology at Harvard Medical School. He has served as Chair of the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department since 1996, and he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Microbiology. His research investigates multiple facets of bacterial pathogenesis, with an emphasis on exploring virulence gene regulation and host-pathogen interactions. Recent awards include the Drexel Medicine Prize in Infectious Disease and the Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award for Biomedical Research
Research Interest
Current Synthetic and Systems Biology
