Meet the Experts Behind Advanced Pathogen Genomics
The Consortium for Genomics-Based Pathogen Surveillance brings together leading experts in microbiology, bioinformatics, and public health. Our team has decades of combined experience in pathogen genomics, microbial evolution, and infectious disease surveillance.
The Consortium

Joel R. Sevinsky
PhD
Public health and infectious disease surveillance

Vaughn Cooper
PhD
Microbial evolution during infections, pioneer in genome applications

Taj Azarian
PhD
Antimicrobial resistance, pathogen transmission, and microbial evolution

Rick Conzemius
PhD, MBA
Developer of advanced software solutions for microbial surveillance

Krisandra Allen
MPH, MB(ASCP)CM
Genomic epidemiology, public health and patient safety

Michelle Clay
PhD
Microbial physiology and evolution, genomics sequencing technology

Eleonora Cella
PhD
Pathogen transmission and evolution, environmental monitoring, AMR

Chris Marshall
PhD
Strain and species interactions that alter AMR outcomes