Dr. Isberg has been an acknowledged leader in the field of bacterial pathogenesis for over 30 years, with particular emphasis on pneumonic and diarrheal diseases. He has a major interest in identifying strategies for eliminating drug resistance in nosocomial pathogens, focusing on Acinetobacter baumannii. Among his awards was election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2009.
Appointments
Professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Degrees
PhD in Microbiology, Harvard University
Honors & Awards
1983-1986 Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
1987-1992 Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF
1987-1990 Searle-Chicago Community Trust Scholar
1990-2017 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Assistant Investigator through Full Investigator
1993 Eli Lilly Award, American Society for Microbiology
1999 Zucker Family Prize for Outstanding Research
2000 NIH MERIT Award
2000 Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
2003 Distinguished Faculty Award, Tufts University School of Medicine
2009 Member, National Academy of Sciences
2016 Chair, National Academy of Sciences Microbial Biology Section