Derrick Fouts

Derrick Fouts is an accomplished academic and researcher with extensive experience in the field of microbiology. Currently serving as a Professor at the J. Craig Venter Institute since January 2009, Derrick has advanced through the ranks from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. Prior to this, Derrick held positions as a Staff Scientist II and Postdoctoral Fellow at The Institute for Genomic Research from July 2001 to December 2009, and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Cornell University from August 1997 to July 2001. Derrick Fouts earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1992-1997) and a B.S. in Biology from Indiana University Bloomington (1988-1992).