Abigail A. Salyers
1942 - 2013
Personal Information
Born: 1942
Died: 2013
Professional Life
Awards & Achievements
Achievements: focused on the gut microbiome; her research advanced the understanding of antibiotic resistance and mobile genetic elements;
considered by many to be the mother of microbiome research
became the first female tenured professor at University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1983