Caroline M. Telles

Dr. Caroline M. Telles is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Southern University and A&M College, serving as coordinator for the Microbiology Core Program and Biology Louis Stokes Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation since joining in 2008.

She earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology from Louisiana State University in 2003.

Her research centers on molecular genetics of MYST-family histone acetyltransferases (HATs) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Natural Products-Microbiome interactions, contributing to Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics, Microbiology, and Microbiome fields through mechanistic and ecological approaches.

Dr. Telles has received these notable honors:

• American Society of Cell and Molecular Biology (MAC) Visiting Professorship Award
• National Human Genome Research Institute Genomics Award
• American Society of Microbiology Faculty Enhancement Award

She secured extramural and intramural funding to modernize departmental instructional infrastructure. Her teaching includes advanced pathogenic microbiology, microbial genetics, nursing-focused microbiology, and graduate prokaryotic genetics courses. Through the Louis Stokes Alliance, she actively mentors underrepresented minority students in biological sciences research pathways.