Gemma Reguera, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Gemma Reguera, Ph.D., is a professor of microbiology, genetics and immunology and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development in the College of Natural Sciences at Michigan State University. She is an applied and environmental microbiologist known for her pioneering work in electromicrobiology and her commitment to advancing the climate economy, bridging the divide between academia and industry and promoting the full participation and advancement of women and other historically excluded groups in the microbial sciences.
She holds a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and received a postdoctoral fellowship from Spain’s Ministry of Science to work on the ecology of infectious diseases (with Roberto Kolter, Harvard Medical School) and metal cycling (with Derek Lovley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst).
Since joining Michigan State University in 2006. She has led seminal studies to describe the electric nature of metal-reducing microbes and apply this knowledge to develop sustainable technologies for bioremediation, nanotechnology and bioenergy applications. She has also been recognized for her applied research and efforts to bridge the divide between academia and industry. She was elected fellow to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2019 and appointed in 2021 as Editor in Chief of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. She is also known for her advocacy and initiatives to promote the full participation and advancement of women in the microbial sciences, efforts that were recognized in 2022 with the 91麻豆天美 Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society of Microbiology.
She holds a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and received a postdoctoral fellowship from Spain’s Ministry of Science to work on the ecology of infectious diseases (with Roberto Kolter, Harvard Medical School) and metal cycling (with Derek Lovley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst).
Since joining Michigan State University in 2006. She has led seminal studies to describe the electric nature of metal-reducing microbes and apply this knowledge to develop sustainable technologies for bioremediation, nanotechnology and bioenergy applications. She has also been recognized for her applied research and efforts to bridge the divide between academia and industry. She was elected fellow to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2019 and appointed in 2021 as Editor in Chief of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. She is also known for her advocacy and initiatives to promote the full participation and advancement of women in the microbial sciences, efforts that were recognized in 2022 with the 91麻豆天美 Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society of Microbiology.