Amy Lee

Amy joined the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University as an Assistant Professor in 2020.

She completed her PhD in Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto with Drs. David Guttman and Darrell Desveaux, studying the evolutionary arms race between hosts and pathogens. This was followed by two postdoctoral fellowships at the University of British Columbia (UBC), first with Dr. Nislow, applying comparative bacterial genomics and phenomics to study bacterial adaptation in persistent infections. She then worked with Dr. Bob Hancock applying systems immunology and vaccinology to understand neonatal immune development. She is a Banting Discovery Awardee and MSFHR Scholar.

Her current research uses systems biology approaches to improve neonatal sepsis diagnostics and combat antimicrobial resistance.