John-Paul Vermitsky, Ph.D.

• Ph.D. Graduate of the Molecular and Cell Biology Program at Drexel University College of Medicine. Studied the mechanisms of azole resistance in Candida glabrata.
• Extensive experience with molecular, genetic, and cellular techniques.
• Currently investigating the mechanisms of resistance in Candida isolates along with understanding the regulation of PDR1, a transcriptional regulator of ABC transporters in C. glabrata involved in drug efflux. Finally to determine virulence factors of C. glabrata via genomic and proteomic approaches.
• Adjunct Professor, Camden County College, Department of Arts and Sciences.
• Member of the American Society for Microbiology and Eastern Pennsylvania Branch of ASM.