Dr. Susan L. Perkins is CCNY's new Martin and Michele Cohen Dean of Science.
Dr. , a microbiologist with expertise on protozoan parasites that cause malaria, is the new Martin and Michele Cohen Dean of Science at T九色视频. Her appointment is effective Jan. 6, 2020.
Perkins joins City College from the (AMNH) in Manhattan where she served as Curator and Professor of microbial genomics for the past 15 years.
She brings to CCNY鈥檚 Division of Science a wealth of experience as a researcher on malaria parasites and other haemosporidian parasites that use non-human hosts.
Her particular interests are the malaria parasites infecting creatures such as lizards, bats, and birds and over the past 20 years, she has conducted field work around the world to better understand their diversity, evolution, and systematics. At AMNH, her lab also investigated other parasites of wildlife and the interaction of host microbiomes with parasites.
In addition to her scientific research, Perkins is active in promoting a better understanding of microbiology via public exhibits, books, blogs and games.
She is the co-author of the book 鈥溾 (Yale University Press, 2015), and in 2013 co-edited 鈥溾 (Horizon Press).
Perkins has served as president of the and was a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Division of Environmental Biology (2010-2011).
She earned her PhD in biology from the University of Vermont and her bachelor鈥檚 of arts from SUNY Potsdam.
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