Adrian Land
Adrian Land is an American microbiologist, educator and a senior manager of affairs at Procter & Gamble as of 2022.[1][2]
Education and career
[edit]Land earned his Bachelor of Science in biology at Alcorn State University, and his Doctor of Philosophy in microbiology from Indiana University Bloomington.[3] After earning his Ph.D., Land went on to Washington University in St. Louis and spent 3 years doing postdoctoral research. It was also during this time he worked at Belhaven University teaching biology as an adjunct professor.[1] He has also served as an advisor for the biology department of Alcorn University.[4] Before his current position at Procter & Gamble,[5] for 4 years Land worked as a forensic microbiologist for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.[5][1] He has been a major contributing member to Microbiology papers, specifically studying pathogens. He has notably done research on Streptococcus pneumoniae while at Indiana University Bloomington, and Staphylococcus aureus[6] while at Washington University in St. Louis.[7][8]
Other work and accolades
[edit]In 2011, the city of Bloomington, Indiana awarded Land, the Outstanding Black Males Leader of Tomorrow award at the cities annual Black History Month gala.[3] This honor was for his contributions to the biology department at Indiana University Bloomington, as well as various diversity programs at the University, including the Office of Diversity Education. Land was a counselor for the biology department's Lilly Scholars program and the James Holland Summer Enrichment in Biology,[3] the latter's goal being to bring in and provide experience to minority high school students from across the state of Indiana who are interested in science.[4]
For its fourth annual "20 under 40" list in 2021,[4] Indiana University's The College Magazine selected Land among the 20 alumni chosen, from across more than 70 departments and programs. The list, published in the fall issue of the college's magazine, noted Land's work in scientific journals, profile appearances in scientific magazines, including Cell Press, which named him among the most "Inspiring Black Scientists in America".[9] Also noted in the article was his dedication to expanding access to STEM careers for students of color.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bradley, Mary (2020). "Career Exploration Talk: Dr. Adrian Land, Regulatory Affairs". The Pipette Gazette. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Impacting Lives Through Science: Spotlight on Dr. Adrian Land". ASM.org.
- ^ a b c "Three Department of Biology students honored". Department of Biology. Biology Alumni Newsletter: Summer 2011. June 13, 2011. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ a b c d "The College's 20 Under 40: 2021". The College Magazine. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ a b Pain, Elisabeth (4 Nov 2020). "A day in the life of a scientific regulatory affairs manager". Science. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ Land, Adrian D.; Hogan, Patrick; Fritz, Stephanie; Levin, Petra Anne (2015-06-22). "Phenotypic Variation Is Almost Entirely Independent of the Host-Pathogen Relationship in Clinical Isolates of S. aureus". PLOS ONE. 10 (6): e0129670. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1029670L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129670. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4476556. PMID 26098551.
- ^ Land, Adrian D.; Winkler, Malcolm E. (August 2011). "The requirement for pneumococcal MreC and MreD is relieved by inactivation of the gene encoding PBP1a". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (16): 4166–4179. doi:10.1128/JB.05245-11. ISSN 1098-5530. PMC 3147673. PMID 21685290.
- ^ Land, Adrian D.; Tsui, Ho-Ching T.; Kocaoglu, Ozden; Vella, Stephen A.; Shaw, Sidney L.; Keen, Susan K.; Sham, Lok-To; Carlson, Erin E.; Winkler, Malcolm E. (Dec 2013). "Requirement of essential Pbp2x and GpsB for septal ring closure in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39: Essential role of GpsB in pneumococcal division". Molecular Microbiology. 90 (5): 939–955. doi:10.1111/mmi.12408. PMC 4120849. PMID 24118410.
- ^ "1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America". Cell Mentor. Cell Press & Cell Signaling Technology. 28 Dec 2020. Retrieved 2023-06-30.