Amy J. Reese, Ph.D.
University of Health Science and Pharmacy
Amy Reese, Ph.D., is an associate professor of biology at the University of Health Science and Pharmacy in St. Louis, Mo., where she teaches microbiology, biology, and science, ethics, and society. She also leads a research team of students studying fungal organisms that cause disease in humans whose immune systems have been suppressed or compromised.
Reese's undergraduate degrees were in chemistry and music at The College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio. She obtained her Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Minnesota. It was during her postdoctoral work at Washington University School of Medicine that she found microbiology and fell in love with studying microbes. She was able to combine that interest with her passion for teaching when she joined the faculty at the women’s liberal arts institution of Cedar Crest College, in Allentown, Penn. in 2004, where she taught for 11 years. In 2015, she joined the University of Health Science and Pharmacy faculty to help expand their undergraduate program offerings and perform research with students. In 2018, she was invited to join the team of faculty and staff delivering the co-curricular social awareness and cultural sensitivity training for pharmacy students.
Reese's undergraduate degrees were in chemistry and music at The College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio. She obtained her Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Minnesota. It was during her postdoctoral work at Washington University School of Medicine that she found microbiology and fell in love with studying microbes. She was able to combine that interest with her passion for teaching when she joined the faculty at the women’s liberal arts institution of Cedar Crest College, in Allentown, Penn. in 2004, where she taught for 11 years. In 2015, she joined the University of Health Science and Pharmacy faculty to help expand their undergraduate program offerings and perform research with students. In 2018, she was invited to join the team of faculty and staff delivering the co-curricular social awareness and cultural sensitivity training for pharmacy students.