Egon A Ozer

Dr. Egon A Ozer is an Associate Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and serves as Director of the Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution at the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health. His work integrates genomics, bioinformatics, and clinical research to study microbial pathogens.

• Education: MD and PhD from the University of Iowa (2006).
• Clinical Training: Residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Northwestern.

Research Interests: Focuses on bacterial and fungal pathogenesis, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative pathogens (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Candida auris), healthcare transmission dynamics, and SARS-CoV-2 genomics.

Scientific Contributions: Leads global surveillance studies on antimicrobial resistance and viral evolution, with recent publications on pathogen genomics, pharmacokinetics in critical care, and cross-regional pandemic trend analysis. His work spans bacterial virulence, antifungal resistance, and immune response profiling in severe infections.

Honors:

• Department of Medicine Research Matching Funds Award (2013)
• Jameson Research Prize (2012)

Leadership Roles: Serves on editorial boards (mSystems, PLoS Pathogens) and advisory committees (Interinstitutional Alliance for Health Sciences, Midwest Alliance for Applied Genomic Epidemiology).