Luis E. Jemenez, Sr., PhD Bergen Community College

Dr. Luis Jimenez is currently Associate Professor of Microbiology at Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey, where he teaches medical microbiology and environmental microbiology. Dr. Jimenez runs a laboratory where students perform research and development of biotechnological applications to industrial, environmental, and medical problems.

Dr. Jimenez completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico and performed his dissertation research under the supervision of Dr. Terry Hazen at the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina under predoctoral fellowships in Bioengineering and Microbiology from the Department of Energy of the United States and the National Institutes of Health. He completed Post-Doctoral studies in Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville under the supervision of Dr. Gary Sayler. Dr. Jimenez has 20 years of industrial experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. He has developed or participated in the development of several products for clinical and environmental applications. His expertise in these areas is reflected by 66 publications, 12 book chapters, 1 book, 1 patent, and 138 presentations.