Quorum Sensing Across Domains: From Viruses to Bacteria to Eukaryotes
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Bonnie L. Bassler, Ph.D.
Andrew K. Golden University Professor of Molecular Biology; Investigator.
Princeton University; HHMI
Bonnie L. Bassler, Ph.D., is the Andrew K. Golden University Professor at Princeton University and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. A pioneering molecular biologist, her research has transformed understanding of quorum sensing, the chemical communication system bacteria use to coordinate collective behaviors. Her discoveries revealed how bacteria communicate within and across species and how these signaling networks regulate virulence, biofilm formation, and microbial interactions. Dr. Bassler’s work has also inspired new antimicrobial strategies that disrupt bacterial communication rather than growth. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine, she is widely recognized for advancing microbiology and human health.
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