William R. Jacobs Jr., Date of Birth

    

William R. Jacobs Jr.

American microbiologist

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1955

Profession: geneticist, microbiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William R. Jacobs Jr.

  • William R.
  • Jacobs Jr., is a professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Professor of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx, New York, where he is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.
  • Jacobs is a specialist in the molecular genetics of Mycobacteria.
  • His research efforts are aimed at discovering genes associated with virulence and pathogenicity in M.
  • tuberculosis and developing attenuated strains for use as vaccines.
  • He is a Founding Scientist at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV.

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