Chris M Pillar, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
http://micromyx.com/

Primary Address
Office
Micromyx, LLC
4717 Campus Drive
Kalamazoo, MI, United States 49008

Biography

Chris Pillar, PhD, is Chief Science Officer with Micromyx, LLC, a microbiology services company specializing in anti-infective discovery and development for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and animal health industries.

Dr. Pillar is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He earned his doctorate in immunology and microbiology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. His thesis was based on an investigation into the effects of toxins and proteases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the pathogenesis of ulcerative bacterial keratitis. After completing his PhD, Dr. Pillar spent time at both the University of Oklahoma and Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral fellow. In addition, he worked as a senior scientist at Eurofins Medinet's Global Infectious Diseases Services prior to joining Micromyx.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship 2007, Ocular Immunology, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellowship 2004, Microbiology and Immunology, Health Sciences Center, The University of Oklahoma
PhD 2001, Immunology & Microbiology, Wayne State University
PhD 2001, Immunology & Microbiology, Wayne State University
BA 1996, Biology, Kalamazoo College
BA 1996, Biology, Kalamazoo College