Swapna Bhat

Swapna Bhat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Georgia's College of Science, Engineering and Technology. Her work focuses on microbial systems, particularly the complex cell signaling and developmental processes in Myxococcus xanthus, a Gram-negative bacterium renowned for its multicellular fruiting body formation.

• Education: Ph.D. in Microbiology (University of Georgia, 2011), M.S. in Microbiology (Maharaja Sayajirao University, India, 2004), B.S. in Biotechnology (Sardar Patel University, India, 2002)
• Courses Taught: Principles of Biology, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Environmental Microbiology, and General Microbiology

Her research integrates multidisciplinary approaches to unravel the molecular mechanisms governing bacterial cellular morphogenesis and intercellular communication during nutrient deprivation. Publications highlight lipid signaling pathways and proteomic analysis of outer membrane dynamics in M. xanthus, contributing to understanding prokaryotic developmental biology.