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Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
My name is Kelly Bachta and I’m an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University. Following medical school and a PhD in microbiology at the Unviersity of Chicago, I completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. As a fellow, I began research on the bacterial pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in the laboratory of Dr. John Mekalanos. I returned to Chicago after fellowship and joined the Division of Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University. In addition to seeing patients as an infectious disease consultant, I furthered my training through a post-doctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Alan Hauser. In Dr. Hauser’s laboratory, I continued researching Pseudomonas aeruginosa with an emphasis on bacterial pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance. Now, as a young Assistant Professor, I am applying these technologies using mouse models to understand the dynamics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and continue to pursue a deeper mechanistic understanding of antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. As a physician-scientist, I consult on the Infectious Disease inpatient service at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and thrive on merging my clinical experiences with translational and basic science pursuits.