Faculty & Staff
Stephanie Swedik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
My lab focuses on the prevalence and spread of antibiotic resistance in agricultural settings. We hypothesize that usage of pesticides increases the rates of antibiotic resistance in bacteria via mechanisms such as the activation of efflux pumps and reduction of membrane permeability.
Ph.D. in Molecular Virology | Case Western Reserve University | 2022
B.S. in Microbiology | Miami University | 2016