Jonathan Lawson

Jonathan Lawson is a Lecturer at Baylor University actively involved in the HHMI Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) program, teaching biology courses since Fall 2016 through anticipated Fall 2025 sections.

His research focuses on Microbiology and Phage Genomics, utilizing bacterial hosts including Arthrobacter globiformis, Mycobacterium smegmatis, and Microbacterium foliorum for undergraduate discovery-based learning. Courses span both in situ (wet-lab) and in silico (bioinformatics) methodologies, emphasizing hands-on genomic analysis and evolutionary science applications.

Lawson instructs primarily freshman-level courses like BIO 1405 (21 students, 9 hours/week) and upper-division microbiology sections (16-20 students), frequently collaborating with instructors Tammy Adair and Carole Twichell. His sustained involvement in SEA-PHAGES workshops and symposiums demonstrates commitment to national science education initiatives.