Richard Proctor

Richard A Proctor, MD is the Professor Emeritus of Department of Medical Microbiology/Immunology and Professor Emeritus of Department of Medicine at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin. He also served as Global Director of Infectious Diseases for Merck Research for Antibiotics and Antifungals (2008-2010).

While his most recent work has focused upon many aspects of staphylococcal infections, he has spent more than two decades studying macrophage activation, basic immunology, and sepsis. Professor Proctor is a leading expert on bacterial pathogenesis of infectious disease.

He has been the Chairman of Medical Advisory Board at MicroPhage, Inc. Member of Scientific Advisory Boards for ConjuGon Inc., AmebaGon, BioSynexus, Destiny Pharma, Inhibitex Inc., and Telephus Medical LLC.

He serves on a number of panels addressing emerging antibiotic resistance and served as President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He was also a founding member of the International Endotoxin Society and the co-founder of the Staphylococcal Diseases Gordon conference; served as President and councillor Alexander von Humboldt Association of America; recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Prize and the Harold P. Rausch Translational Research Award; recipient of the Commanding Officer’s Award for Research while attached to Walter Reed.