INVITED SPEAKER

Distinguished Professor Victor Nizet

Victor Nizet is a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair for Basic Research, and Chief of the Division of Host-Microbe Systems & Therapeutics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and Distinguished Professor at UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences. A graduate of Reed College, Dr. Nizet received his medical training at Stanford University School of Medicine, completed a Residency and Chief Residency in Pediatrics at Harvard University's Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and a then a Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington’s Children's Hospital in Seattle. Dr. Nizet is Faculty Lead for the UCSD Collaborative to Halt Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes (CHARM), a multidisciplinary research and educational program that debuted in 2019. Dr. Nizet has authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications and has collaborated with several biotechnology interests in developing new antibiotic and immune-based therapies against drug-resistant pathogens. Details of his research program can be found on the laboratory website: http://nizetlab.ucsd.edu