Congratulations to Peter Burrows, Ph.D., who was appointed Professor Emeritus of Microbiology in the School of Medicine. The Board of Trustees approved Burrows’ appointment during its February 5, 2016 meeting.

Congratulations to Peter Burrows, Ph.D., who was appointed Professor Emeritus of Microbiology in the School of Medicine. The Board of Trustees approved Burrows’ appointment during its February 5, 2016 meeting.

Burrows received his bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He completed his Ph.D. studies in microbiology/immunology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and then spent four years as an Assistant Scientist at the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, Germany. In fall 1983, Burrows returned to UAB, ultimately becoming Professor of Microbiology and Genetics. He was director of the Microbiology Department graduate program and the first director of the GBS Immunology Theme graduate program. He is a member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Autoimmunity Center and the Center for AIDS Research.