Deborah Mai

As principal scientist, Deborah engages in both internal R&D and ongoing service contract programs at DBM. She received her Ph.D. and postdoctoral training under Dr. Adrie Steyn at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she studied Mycobacterium tuberculosis and developed a novel HTS system to identify small molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interactions in mycobacterial cells. Dr. Mai utilizes her training to develop, optimize, and perform cell-based drug screening platforms at DBM. Her expertise and knowledge in bacterial pathogenesis enables DBM to expand in its R&D and drug discovery services to include anti-infective programs. Deborah received her BS in Microbiology from Auburn University. She is originally from Tuscaloosa, AL.