Catherine Putonti, PhD

Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Research Interests: Bacteria and phages of the bladder. Viral Genetic diversity

Professor, Bioinformatics, LUC Biology Department Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary Initiatives and Academic Innovation

Education

PhD, University of Houston
MS, University of Houston
MS, University of Houston

Awards

Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence and the Sujack Award for Research Excellence.

Dr. Putonti also received the LUROP award for Distinguished Mentor in 2011 and was recognized nationally with the Computing Research Association’s Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award in 2018.