Steve Diggle
Professor of Microbiology
Professor of Microbiology
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About me
I graduated in Biological Sciences (B.Sc, University of Salford, 1997) prior to undertaking a Ph.D in molecular microbiology studying quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (University of Nottingham, 2001). I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Nottingham on both EU and BBSRC funded grants, before obtaining a Royal Society University Fellowship (2006-2014). I was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. In 2017 I moved as an Associate Professor to the School of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech. I was promoted to Full Professor in 2022. I was appointed as the Director of the Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection in January 2023. I currently serve as the Deputy Editor in Chief of Microbiology, where I have previously served as editor and senior editor. I have also previously served on the editorial boards of FEMS Microbiology Letters, BMC Microbiology, Microbiology Open and Royal Society Open Science. I was an elected member of the Microbiology Society Council (2012-2016) and also served on their conference and policy committees. I was selected to be an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer (2021-2023) and was elected to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2023. In my spare time I play bass guitar. I recorded some original music in a band called Meaner and I currently play in a covers band called The Variants of Concern. I also have a long-standing interest in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. |
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Current Research Interests
I am interested in cooperation and communication in microbes and how these are related to virulence, biofilms and antimicrobial resistance. I have a long standing interest in understanding how the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes disease, and am especially interested in how this organism evolves during chronic infections such as those found in cystic fibrosis lungs and chronic wounds.
See here for the latest research and publications from the group.
2023 Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
2021 American Society of Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer
2020 Cullen-Peck Scholar Award (Georgia Tech)
2010 Fleming Prize awarded by the Microbiology Society
Education & Employment
- Professor. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (2022 - present)
- Associate Professor. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, U.S.A. (2017 - 2022)
- Associate Professor. University of Nottingham, U.K. (2013 - 2017)
- Royal Society University Research Fellow. University of Nottingham, U.K. (2006 - 2014)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow. University of Nottingham, U.K. (2001 - 2006)
- PhD in Molecular Microbiology. University of Nottingham, U.K. (1997 - 2001)
- BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences. University of Salford, U.K. (1993 - 1997)
- Scientific Officer. Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, U.K. (1990 - 1993)
- Medical Laboratory Assistant. Withington Hospital, Manchester, U.K. (1989 - 1990)
- Laboratory Assistant. Manchester Comparative Reagents, Stockport, U.K. (1987 - 1989)
- Bredbury Comprehensive School, Stockport, U.K. (1981-1987)
Teaching
- Teacher for Bacterial Pathogenesis (BIOS8801) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Special Topics (BIOS8803) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Communicating Biological Research (BIOS4460) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Medical Microbiology (BIOS4340) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Ecology (BIOS2300) (Georgia Tech)
- Microbiology module lead for the BMedSci course (University of Nottingham)
- Parasitology & Mycology module coordinator for a distance learning MSc course (University of Nottingham)
- Module coordinator for Pathogens (University of Nottingham)
Admin
- Deputy Editor in Chief of Microbiology (2023 - present)
- Director of the Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI) (2023 - present)
- Co-chair of a Georgia Tech Microbiology Faculty search (2022 - 2023)
- Senior Editor for Microbiology (2021 - 2023)
- Commission on the Research Next: Strategy Development and Implementation committee for Georgia Tech (2021)
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) (2021 - present)
- Outreach and Communication for the Center for Microbial Dynamics & Infection (2020 - 2023)
- Member of the Biological Sciences Seminar Committee (2017 - 2023)
- Editor for Microbiology (2017 - 2021)
- Elected member of Council for the Microbiology Society (2012 - 2016)
I am interested in cooperation and communication in microbes and how these are related to virulence, biofilms and antimicrobial resistance. I have a long standing interest in understanding how the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes disease, and am especially interested in how this organism evolves during chronic infections such as those found in cystic fibrosis lungs and chronic wounds.
See here for the latest research and publications from the group.
2023 Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
2021 American Society of Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer
2020 Cullen-Peck Scholar Award (Georgia Tech)
2010 Fleming Prize awarded by the Microbiology Society
Education & Employment
- Professor. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (2022 - present)
- Associate Professor. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, U.S.A. (2017 - 2022)
- Associate Professor. University of Nottingham, U.K. (2013 - 2017)
- Royal Society University Research Fellow. University of Nottingham, U.K. (2006 - 2014)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow. University of Nottingham, U.K. (2001 - 2006)
- PhD in Molecular Microbiology. University of Nottingham, U.K. (1997 - 2001)
- BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences. University of Salford, U.K. (1993 - 1997)
- Scientific Officer. Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, U.K. (1990 - 1993)
- Medical Laboratory Assistant. Withington Hospital, Manchester, U.K. (1989 - 1990)
- Laboratory Assistant. Manchester Comparative Reagents, Stockport, U.K. (1987 - 1989)
- Bredbury Comprehensive School, Stockport, U.K. (1981-1987)
Teaching
- Teacher for Bacterial Pathogenesis (BIOS8801) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Special Topics (BIOS8803) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Communicating Biological Research (BIOS4460) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Medical Microbiology (BIOS4340) (Georgia Tech)
- Teacher for Ecology (BIOS2300) (Georgia Tech)
- Microbiology module lead for the BMedSci course (University of Nottingham)
- Parasitology & Mycology module coordinator for a distance learning MSc course (University of Nottingham)
- Module coordinator for Pathogens (University of Nottingham)
Admin
- Deputy Editor in Chief of Microbiology (2023 - present)
- Director of the Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI) (2023 - present)
- Co-chair of a Georgia Tech Microbiology Faculty search (2022 - 2023)
- Senior Editor for Microbiology (2021 - 2023)
- Commission on the Research Next: Strategy Development and Implementation committee for Georgia Tech (2021)
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) (2021 - present)
- Outreach and Communication for the Center for Microbial Dynamics & Infection (2020 - 2023)
- Member of the Biological Sciences Seminar Committee (2017 - 2023)
- Editor for Microbiology (2017 - 2021)
- Elected member of Council for the Microbiology Society (2012 - 2016)