Dr. John R. Schwarz

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Field of Focus
  • Pollution
  • Public Health
  • Genetics and Nucleic Acids
  • Microbiology
Area of Expertise
Public Health Microbiology; Microbial Ecology
Education
  • B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA, 1967
  • Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA, 1972
  • Postdoctoral, Univ. of Maryland, USA, with Rita R. Colwell, 1972-1975

Dr. Schwarz is a Professor of Marine Biology and Oceanography and the Director of the Seafood Safety Laboratory at Texas A&M University, Galveston. His research interests include: Field and laboratory investigations of seafood-associated pathogenic microorganisms with respect to public health; development and evaluation of rapid molecular techniques for detecting microorganisms; ecological studies of microorganisms in the estuarine and freshwater environments. His current studies focus on species of the genus Vibrio and enteric microorganisms in Galveston Bay and its tributaries.

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