Faculty

Kate's field of training is in integrative neuroscience.  She is currently working on drug dependence and addiction as a postdoctoral fellow at The Rockefeller University.  Kate has made many contributions to science literacy, education and outreach in the greater New York Area.  

John comes to the program from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he has served as as the Director of the Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry Graduate Program.  An outstanding teacher, John was recognized with the 2007 Southern Illinois University Outstanding Teaching Award.  He has also been actively involoved in educational programs for teachers and students at the pre-university level and is one of the primary authors of Brock Biology of Microorganisms, a top textbook in microbiology.

Matthew is a dedicated member of the Bard Physics department and is on the advisory board for the Citizen Science Program. Matthew is trained in nuclear physics, but around Bard he is also well known for his popular non-majors course in acoustics, and his regular participation on the faculty of Bard's First Year Seminar.

Alix is a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, where she studies infectious disesases.  With the aquatic  organism, Vibrio cholerae, Alix has examined the ecology, microbiology and pathogenesis of the organism.  Alix has been funded by both the Howard Hughes Medical Insititute and the National Institutes of Health, and has given talks nationally and internationally on her work.