DAVID R. WESSNER Professor of Biology at Davidson College, David R. Wessner teaches introductory biology and courses on microbiology, genetics, and HIV/AIDS. His research focuses on viral pathogenesis. He is a coauthor of Vision and Change in Undergraduate Education: A Call to Action and The Cartoon Guide to Biology. Prior to joining the faculty at Davidson, David conducted research at the Navy Medical Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University and his B.A. in Biology from Franklin and Marshall College.

CHRISTINE DUPONT Lecturer in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario, Canada, Christine Dupont teaches undergraduate courses in genetics, biotechnology, virology, and bacterial pathogenesis. She earned her Ph.D. from Massey University, Faculty of Veterinary Science, New Zealand; B.Ed. from the University of Windsor, Ontario; and M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of Guelph, Ontario. Prior to her Ph.D. studies, Christine taught high school science for several years, developing a passion for teaching and working with students.

TREVOR C. CHARLES A Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Trevor Charles teaches undergraduate courses in microbiology and synthetic biology and runs a research program that focuses on plant-microbe interactions and functional metagenomics. Prior to joining the faculty at Waterloo, he held a faculty position at McGill University and did postdoctoral research at the University of Washington. He earned his Ph.D. from McMaster University and his B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of British Columbia.

JOSH D. NEUFELD As a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo, Josh Neufeld explores microbiology with undergraduate students in the classroom and both undergraduate and graduate students in his microbial ecology research program. Josh earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Microbiology from McGill University's Macdonald Campus prior to completing a Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia and postdoctoral research at the University of Warwick.