Michael J. Boucher, PhD (he/him/his)
Principal Investigator
BS, Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013
BS, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013
PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University, 2019
Postdoctoral Training, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco
Mike began his research career as an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he studied mitochondrial DNA replication in African trypanosomes with Michele Klingbeil. Fascinated by parasitic protozoa, he completed his PhD with Ellen Yeh at Stanford University studying organelle biology in malaria parasites. He then pursued postdoctoral training in fungal genetics and pathogenesis with Hiten Madhani at UCSF. His research aims to understand the unique biology of eukaryotic pathogens, with the long-term goal of developing new treatment and prevention strategies for the diseases they cause.
Jaideep Mallick, PhD
Research Scientist
Kimberly Acevedo, PhD
APHL-CDC Postdoctoral Fellow
Hayden Dillow
PhD Student, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany