The Department of Pathology and Microbiology will be interviewing 3 candidates for the tenure track faculty position in Veterinary Parasitology.  

The third and final candidate, Dr. Jean Mukherjee, has over 20 years of experience in teaching, contract research, biosafety, infection control and management of a high security laboratory.  She has a broad teaching portfolio that includes veterinary and human microbiology, parasitology and pharmacology.  Her research has mainly focused on the development of antibody-based diagnostic and therapeutic agents and establishment and use of various animal models for evaluation of candidate biologic and small molecule therapeutics.  She has worked extensively with an array of biological toxins and pathogens, including, botulinum toxin, ricin, Cryptococcus neoformans, Clostridioides difficile, E. coli 0157 and ESKAPEE organisms.  More recently, she has been involved with vector surveillance and detection of potential pathogens.  During AY 2020-2021, she served as the course coordinator for VPM 2010 Bacteriology and Mycology and taught the helminthology section of VPM 1220 Parasitology within the Department of Pathology and Microbiology. 

SEMINAR:

Monday, August 23rd @ 10:30 am

Teaching seminar:  "A Helminth's Life"

Research seminar:  "Beyond Microbes....the Puzzle Pieces"

Both seminars will be presented in the same session.  

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