Cellular Microbiology & Pathogenesis

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
• Associate Professor of Surgery, (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics), Harvard Medical School
• Microbiologist, Director of Molecular Surgical Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

EDUCATION:
• BSc, Biological Sciences, Genetics, University of Naples, Italy
• MSc, Molecular Genetics, University of Naples and Institute of Genetics and Biophysics CNR, Naples, Italy
• PhD, Molecular Host-Pathogen Interactions, University of California, Berkeley, USA

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The Rahme Laboratory focuses on the development of improved clinical treatments to prevent, halt or limit bacterial infections at an early stage, specifically those caused by the human opportunistic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS: NMR Surgical Laboratory