Elizabeth Hussa

Elizabeth Hussa serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Millsaps College, teaching core courses including Introduction to Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics and Genomics.

Her academic background features a B.A. in Biology from Illinois Wesleyan University—where she developed a strong appreciation for the liberal arts education model—and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from Loyola University Chicago. Postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison established her current focus on bacterial symbiosis.

Dr. Hussa's research centers on identifying bacterial genes essential for host associations in both mutualistic and pathogenic relationships. Her expertise spans Microbiology, Immunology, Genetics, Molecular Genetics, and Genomics, which she actively integrates into undergraduate laboratory and classroom instruction within the liberal arts framework.