Renee Fleeman PhD

Renee Fleeman is currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. Renee received her BS in microbiology from the University of South Florida in 2013. During her bachelor's degree, she performed undergraduate research, first in the laboratory of our collaborator Dr. Roman Manetsch in the Department of Chemistry, before joining Shaw lab in the Summer of 2012. During both research stints, she worked on the development of novel antimicrobial agents targeting drug-resistant bacteria. At graduation, Renee received the departmental award for being an outstanding undergraduate researcher. She transitioned to a Ph.D. student in Spring 2014, continuing her work on novel antibiotic development, specifically focusing on the ESKAPE pathogens. During her time in the Shaw Lab, Renee published 9 papers, with many more to come, and is an inventor on 2 issued, and 3 pending US Patents.