Slava Epstein
American academic, entrepreneur
Slava Epstein is an American academic of Soviet-Jewish origin, researcher and entrepreneur working in the field of Microbial ecology. He is currently a professor in the biology department of Northeastern University and co-founder of NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals.2
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Born 1959.1
About
As a researcher his most covered contribution is the development of the Isolation chip (iChip) and the discovery of a new antibiotic, Teixobactin. Epstein's research has been published in many leading scientific journals including Nature and Science.
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Companies
- NovoBiotic PharmaceuticalsFounder6
Early life and education
Early life
Slava Epstein was born in the Soviet Union in a Jewish family. As a kid he was fascinated with astronomy and dreamed of being a physicist, however due to strict Soviet anti-semitic quotas he was advised to switch to biology.
Education
Slava Epstein received an M.S. in marine biology from Moscow State University in 1981 and PhD in microbial ecology from the Russian Academy of Sciences, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology in 1986. For his research he traveled to the White Sea to study protozoan organisms.
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Career
Occupation: university teacher, biologist, scientist, microbiologist.4
- Date not recordedFounded NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals3
His main field of research is microbial ecology along with cultivation and discovery of previously unculturable microorganisms. Along with Kim Lewis, he is credited with development of the Isolation Chip (iChip). He was on the team along with Kim Lewis that discovered a previously unknown antibiotic Teixobactin, by screening soil bacteria using novel cultivation methods, particularly by cultivating the Eleftheria terrae, the antibiotic-producing bacteria in soil, which is the organism's natural environment.
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Personal life
- Born1959, Moscow5
Links
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