Michael Johnson (scientist)

Michael Johnson is an assistant professor of immunobiology and science communicator at the University of Arizona. He created the popular science blog Black Science Blog and the podcast Science Sound Bites.

Michael Johnson
Alma materDuke University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Arizona
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Early life and education

Johnson was born and raised on the south side of Chicago by a single parent.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in music at Duke University in 2004.[1][2] He then studied biochemistry and biophysics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For his graduate studies he looked at the ways bacteria move and attach to cause infection under the supervision of Matthew Redinbo.[3][4]

Research and career

In 2012 Johnson was awarded a research fellowship in infectious diseases at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[2] He studies how bacteria respond to stress and the mechanisms used by the immune system to remove infection and metal export in streptococcus pneumoniae.[3][5] In 2016 Johnson was appointed to the University of Arizona College of Medicine, where his lab research how bacteria maintain homeostasis in metal environments.[6][7]

Black Science Blog was featured as a Scientific American "You Should Know" blog to follow.[1] He created the podcast Science Sound Bites to help school teachers and students better understand scientists and their careers.[8]

References
  1. DNLee. "You Should Know: Dr. Michael D L Johnson and Black Science Blog". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. "Michael D. L. Johnson, PhD | the Department of Immunobiology". immunobiology.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. "Michael D. L. Johnson". Conference on World Affairs. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  4. "Chemistry Tree - Matthew R. Redinbo". academictree.org. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  5. "Michael David Leslie Johnson, Ph.D." www.asbmb.org. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  6. "New PSM-ABS Faculty Members | Applied Biosciences". appliedbiosci.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  7. "Johnson Lab | the Department of Immunobiology". immunobiology.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  8. Johnson, Michael D. L.; Ayers, Kate A. (2016-05-04). "Science Sound Bites, a Podcast for STEM Curriculum Supplementation". Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. 17 (2): 286–287. doi:10.1128/jmbe.v17i2.1058. ISSN 1935-7877. PMC 4858367. PMID 27158312.
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