Jonathan Jacobs, PhD profile page

Dr. Jonathan Jacobs leads ATCC’s Sequencing & Bioinformatics Center and the development of the ATCC Genome Portal. He has over 20 years of experience in molecular genetics, bioinformatics and microbial genomics, and he has worked throughout his career at the interface of academia, government and industry. He holds a joint Research Professor appointment at Syracuse University’s Forensic & National Security Sciences Institute in support of microbial forensics graduate student training and research. He actively collaborates with several US public health laboratories involved in pathogen genomics research and surveillance. Dr. Jacobs is also certified in Product Management from Pragmatic Institute and has led successful commercial launches of several bioinformatics products onto the market. Dr. Jacobs holds a doctorate in cell biology and molecular genetics from the University of Maryland and a bachelor of science and arts in plant sciences from the University of Arizona.