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Rustem F. Ismagilov is the Robert Bowles Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. He also serves as the Merkin Institute Professor and Director of the Jacobs Institute for Molecular Engineering and Medicine. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1994 and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1998. Ismagilov has held several academic positions at Caltech, including Miles Professor from 2011 to 2013 and Bowles Professor since 2013. His research focuses on global health issues, particularly the biophysics of microbial communities and the gut microbiome, as well as diagnostics for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. He employs microfluidic technologies for single molecule and single cell analysis, investigating complex networks of reactions involving cells and organisms. His lab is recognized for its interdisciplinary collaborative environment, integrating chemistry, biology, medicine, and multiple areas of engineering to solve pressing global health problems, including the rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases.
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