Lee Hughes, Ph.D.
University of North Texas
Lee Hughes, Ph.D., is associate dean for undergraduate studies in the College of Science and an associate professor of biology at the University of North Texas (UNT). Hughes has a bachelor’s degree in English, a master’s degree in biology and a doctorate in microbiology, all from UNT. Hughes conducts both microbiology and science education research. Hughes focuses on early research experiences for biology majors and serves as director for UNT’s Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science program, an affiliate of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance.
Hughes’s research laboratory focuses on the isolation of novel bacterial viruses, known as bacteriophages, that infect the genus Streptomyces. Hughes is a past organizing committee chair for the ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators and a past-president of the Texas Branch-ASM. Hughes is a proud first-generation college student.
Hughes’s research laboratory focuses on the isolation of novel bacterial viruses, known as bacteriophages, that infect the genus Streptomyces. Hughes is a past organizing committee chair for the ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators and a past-president of the Texas Branch-ASM. Hughes is a proud first-generation college student.