Dr. Scott C Kachlany obtained his B.Sc. degree in microbiology from Cornell University in 1997 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001. He joined Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in 2003 as an assistant professor in oral biology and currently works as an associate professor. He has served on NIH grant review study sections nearly a dozen times and reviewed papers for numerous peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Bacteriology, Infection and Immunity, Molecular Microbiology, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, and Veterinary Microbiology. In addition to conducting research, Kachlany serves on numerous committees at Rutgers University.