DEREK J. PLATT, Ph.D.

microbiologist  |  physician-scientist in training

About Derek

Husband, father, scientist, advocate, and medical student

Derek J. Platt, PhD, is a microbiologist and MD/PhD student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is interested in studying host-microbe interactions and hopes to eventually run a laboratory that conducts research on microbial pathogenesis, immune responses to commensal and pathogenic microbes, autoimmunity, and the intersections of the aforementioned areas. Clinically, Derek plans to pursue a career in gastroenterology.

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