Dr. Eric Brown is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and has received a number of awards including a Killam Research Fellowship and Canadian Society of Microbiologists Murray Award. Brown is a former Chair of his department and founding Director of McMaster’s Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program. He has served on a variety of advisory boards, including a term as President of the Canadian Society of Molecular Biosciences. His research aims to contribute fresh directions for the discovery of new antibiotics.