Sam Brown

Sam Brown, Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Biological Sciences, leads the Brown Lab in exploring the multi-scale dynamics of infectious diseases. The lab combines evolutionary biology, ecology, and molecular microbiology to improve infection control strategies.

• PhD, Cambridge University, 2001

Research focuses on evolutionary microbiology, bacterial social interactions, virulence optimization, and antibiotic resistance dynamics. Key projects include eco-evolutionary modeling of microbial communities, quorum-sensing mechanisms, and computational approaches to infection tolerance.

Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate expertise in antibiotic resistance mitigation, quorum-sensing complexity, phage-microbe dynamics, and cross-scale disease modeling. Articles often integrate mathematical frameworks with experimental validation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae systems.

Lab personnel include postdoctoral researchers, rotating PhD students, and technicians working on projects related to microbial interactions, community dynamics, and host-pathogen modeling. The team actively presents at conferences like ASM Microbe and Evolution, with recent work on CRISPR dynamics and disease progression models.