2017-2018 PBK Distinguished Scholar Dr. Amy Vollmer

Date and Time
Monday, 3/12/2018 - 7:00pm
Location
Kirby 006 Teaching Theatre
Event Description

Staying Well in a World of Bacteria and Viruses

Amy Cheng Vollmer is Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. Professor of Biology at Swarthmore, where she has helped to create initiatives to promote adult science literacy as well as to increase access to and success in STEM fields for a diverse student population. Her teaching, which incorporates active learning in large and small classes, includes microbiology, biotechnology, metabolism, and introductory biology; her research focuses on the regulation of the response of bacteria to environmental stress. She has authored works on basic bacterial genetics and physiology and on applied and environmental microbiology.

Sponsoring Department
Phi Beta Kappa

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