Robert Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

NSU's Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
https://works.bepress.com/robert-smith/

Honors Courses

• HONR 4990 Independent Study: Honors Thesis Research

Honors Engagement

• Mentors honors thesis students
• Provides guest lectures in honors seminars

Research Focus

• Synthetic Biology to Study Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics
• Synthetic Biology to Design Tools to Prevent Invasion
• Systems Biology to Understand Antibiotic Resistance

Education

• Post-Doctoral Associate, Duke University
• Ph.D., Carleton University

Robert Smith’s research focuses on using synthetic biology to develop tools or theories designed to prevent biological invasion. As a mentor to honors thesis students, he welcomes highly focused and energetic students to join the lab for thesis projects.