Director
Element Iowa City (JMI Laboratories)
Disclosure(s): GSK: Grant/Research Support; Shionogi & Co., Ltd.: Grant/Research Support; United States Food and Drug Administration: FDA Contract Number: 75F40123C00140
Dr. Rodrigo Mendes is a Director for Molecular and Microbiology at Element Iowa City (JMI Laboratories). In his current position, he is responsible for planning, designing and overseeing microbiology and molecular projects related to antimicrobial drug development, clinical trials and surveillance for bacterial drug resistance. Moreover, Dr. Mendes has been involved in molecular studies for further characterization of Gram-negative and -positive organisms and in investigations of resistance mechanisms and epidemiology typing. Dr. Mendes is the leading author for over 500 peer-reviewed scientific publications and conference presentations.