Dr. Song is an Associated Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Cornell. Dr. Song obtained her Ph.D. from Duke University and her postdoctoral training from Yale in microbial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interplay. Dr. Song launched her independent research program in 2014, and her lab’s research focuses on the mechanisms explaining Salmonella virulence, the interplay between Salmonella and the host, and anti-bacterial outcomes associated with new experimental typhoid vaccines and therapeutics.