Academic Background:

James D. Oliver: Academic background: B.S. in Microbiology, University of Arizona; Ph.D. Georgetown University; Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry, University of Ottawa, Canada. Academic appointment at the University of North Carolina since 1974. Member of Biology Ph.D. Faculty, Nanoscience Ph.D. Faculty, and a Senior Faculty Fellow of the Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems.  Member, Standard Methods Committee, American Water Works Association. Formerly, Special Advisor to the Chair, Vibrio vulnificus Committee, Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference. Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Health Organization; Risk Assessment of Vibrio vulnificus in Raw Oysters.  Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology.  Elected to Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Delta, and Sigma Xi national science honorary societies. Recipient, First Citizens Bank Scholar Award for Excellence in Research.  Named a Burrows Welcome Fund Visiting Professor in the Microbiological Sciences.  Currently a Cone Distinguished Professorship for Teaching.  Reviewer for 34 scientific journals and 28 funding organizations. Previously on the Editorial Board, Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Member, Editorial Board, FEMS Microbiology Ecology. Invited talks presented in 16 countries.