Roberto Kolter
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Roberto Kolter is the president of the American Society for Microbiology
and a professor of microbiology at the Harvard Medical School
. Kolter has been at Harvard Medical School since 1983. Kolter's research has discovered communication pathways in biofilms.
Among his recent publications are multiple papers dealing with Bacillus subtilis
.
Kolter received his bachelors degree from Carnegie Mellon University
and his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego
and then did post-doctoral training at Stanford University
.
Kolter has been president of the American Society for Microbiology since July 1, 2009 and his term will end at the end of June in 2010.
Kolter also provided the photography for Arthur Kornberg
's book Germ Stories.
American Society for Microbiology
The American Society for Microbiology is a professional organization for scientists who study viruses, bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa as well as other aspects of microbiology. Microbiology is the study of organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye and which must be viewed with a...
and a professor of microbiology at the Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
. Kolter has been at Harvard Medical School since 1983. Kolter's research has discovered communication pathways in biofilms.
Among his recent publications are multiple papers dealing with Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis, known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a Gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium commonly found in soil. A member of the genus Bacillus, B. subtilis is rod-shaped, and has the ability to form a tough, protective endospore, allowing the organism to tolerate...
.
Kolter received his bachelors degree from Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
and his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
and then did post-doctoral training at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
Kolter has been president of the American Society for Microbiology since July 1, 2009 and his term will end at the end of June in 2010.
Kolter also provided the photography for Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 for his discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid " together with Dr. Severo Ochoa of New York University...
's book Germ Stories.
Sources
- list of Kolter's recent publications
- Harvard page on Kolter
- Harvard med school bio of Kolter
- American Society for Microbiology newsletter