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Steven Foley
Adjunct Professor
University of Arkansas
USA
Biography
Dr. Steven Foley is a research microbiologist at the National Center for Toxicological Research, whose research interests are examining the factors that contribute to antimicrobial resistance and increased virulence in bacterial foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli. A key focus of this research is to better understand the contribution of mobile genetic elements, such as plasmids, to antimicrobial resistance and virulence development and dissemination. Dr. Foley has a B.S. in Zoology and a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from North Dakota State University and has previously served as a faculty member at the University of Central Arkansas and research scientist with the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor in the Food Science Department at the University of Arkansas.
Research Interest
Foodborne pathogens, Microbial genetics, Bioinformatics, Antimicrobial resistance, Virulence characterization