Jerome Ricard

Jerome Ricard serves as an Assistant Research Professor in the Biology Department at Drexel University and is a core faculty member of the Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) program, a national initiative engaging undergraduates in bacteriophage research.

His research spans critical areas of biological science:

• Genomics: Specializing in bacteriophage genome sequencing and annotation
• Evolutionary Biology: Investigating phage-bacterial host coevolution
• Microbiology: Studying phage infection mechanisms and bacterial resistance
• Bioinformatics: Developing computational tools for genomic analysis

Dr. Ricard actively shapes educational resources including the Phage Discovery Guide, Bioinformatics Guide, and Phage Genomics Guide, while coordinating major events like the annual Phage Genomics Workshop and SEA Symposium to advance undergraduate research training.

No scientific awards were documented in the available materials.

Information regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory teams was not specified in the source text, though his SEA program role implies mentorship of undergraduate researchers through structured workshop frameworks.