Molecular mechanism(s) of pneumococcal pathogenesis in the lung
2007. Bachelor degree in Biology from Baku State University, Azerbaijan.
2010. Master of science in Biology from Baku State University, Azerbaijan.
2016. PhD. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Czech Republic.
Dr. Consuelo Bautista Munoz, Visiting Scientist in Sabbatical
2004 PhD. Department of Microbiology. Escuela Nacional De Ciencias Biológicas. Insituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico.
Dr. Xavier Boldo, Visiting Scientist in Sabbatical
2004 PhD. Department of Microbiology. Escuela Nacional De Ciencias Biológicas. Insituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico.
Jorge E. Vidal, PhD
Principal Investigator
2019-Present. Associate Professor. Department of Cell and Molecular biology, University of Mississippi Medical Center.
2018-2019. Associate Professor. Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
2009-2018. Assistant Professor. Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
2006-2009. Post Doctoral Fellow. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Pittsburgh PA, USA. Mentor: Dr. Bruce A. McClane.
2006 PhD. Cellular Microbiology. Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav-IPN). Mexico City, Mexico. Mentor: Dr. Fernando Navarro-Garcia.
2001 MSc. Microbiology (Honors). Department of Microbiology National School of Biological Sciences (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico. Mentor: Dr. Silvia Giono-Cerezo.
1999 BSc. Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biology (Honors). Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla, Mexico
Anna Scasny, PhD student
Oxidation of hemoproteins and mitochondrial complexes by Streptococcus pneumoniae
2019. BSc. Mississippi State University. Major: Biological Engineering.
Landon Muir, Undergraduate student
High-throughput technology to study pneumococcal phenotypes
2020-2022. Base Pair program Murrah/UMMC in Mississippi 2022-Present. Hinds Community College
Ana G. Jop Vidal, Researcher III
Molecular mechanism(s) of invasion of pneumococci in the lungs
1998. BBA. Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla, Mexico