Jorge E. Vidal, PhD

Jorge E. Vidal, PhD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Cell and Molecular Biology

Email:
jvidal@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-1500

Biography

Dr. Jorge Vidal studied Medical Laboratory Science (Honors) at the University of Puebla, Mexico, and then obtained a Master Degree (Honors) in Microbiology (2001, “Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas”) and a PhD in Cellular Microbiology (2006, Center for Research and Advanced Studies) both from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico city after which he moved to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine were he conducted post-doctoral research in bacterial genetics (2006-2009) in the Laboratory of Professor Bruce A. McClane. Dr. Vidal was recruited as an Assistant Professor at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in September 2009 by Professor Keith P. Klugman, and promoted to Associate Professor while in Emory. Dr. Vidal was recruited in 2019 to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology (later merged with the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology) at the University Of Mississippi Medical Center where he currently has his research laboratory. His research programs and academic activities have been generously funded through grants from the NIH, BMGF, Pfizer, Cempra pharmaceuticals, Melinta Pharmaceuticals, Nabriva Pharmaceuticals, NIH-sponsored ACTSI, and others.

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Pitt, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics2009
Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvest, PhD, Cellular Microbiology2006
Department of Microbiology National School of Biological Sciences (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico., MS, Microbiology2001
Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla, Mexico., BS, Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biology1999

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Certified as Mentor, Atlanta Society of Mentors (ASM)12/2016 - Present

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology09/2019 - Present
Faculty Member, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences09/2019 - Present
Adjunct Faculty Member, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University08/2019 - Present
Adjunct Faculty Member, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS), Emory University08/2019 - Present
Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Georgia06/2017 - Present
Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Sinaloa School of Medicine2013 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Associate Professor, Emory University09/2018 - 08/2019
Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG), Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS), Emory University06/2016 - 08/2019
Training Faculty, The Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University2015 - 08/2019
Faculty Member, Center for Childhood Infections and Vaccines (CCIV), Emory+Children's Pediatric Research Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta2014 - 08/2019
Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Population Biology Ecology and Evolution (PBEE), Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS), Emory University2012 - 08/2019
Assistant Professor, Emory University09/2009 - 08/2018
Visiting Researcher, Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)09/2009 - 08/2015