Dr. Haider Manzer received a BS and MS from the University of South Florida (USF) in biomedical sciences and cell and molecular biology, respectively. During his time at USF, Dr. Manzer investigated the manipulation of bacterial epigenetic factors in Actinobacteria to produce novel antibiotics for the treatment of multi-drug resistant pathogens. He then completed is doctoral thesis characterizing factors at the host-pathogen interface contributing to Group B Streptococcus colonization and disease.

As a postdoctoral fellow in the Zackular Lab, Dr. Manzer is excited to investigate C. difficile infection dependent epigenetic remodeling of the colonic epithelium from early life to adulthood. He aims to become a microbiology professor and PI of an academic lab that investigates both host and bacterial epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation that contribute to pathogenesis. Outside of the lab, Dr. Manzer enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and playing boardgames.