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Kalai Mathee

Kalai Mathee is a global health leader and a researcher who spent almost 25 years at Florida International University. She served as the first international editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. She is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the Royal Society of Biology. She is an equity advocate known for her research on bacterial infections caused by ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', antimicrobial resistance, microbiome, and multiomics.

Mathee founded the Global Health Consortium with a focus on partnerships in the Caribbean, Central, and South American regions. Her scientific networks span over 89 countries. She served as a WHO/PAHO Visiting Scientist and sabbatical at Harvard Medical School.

Her equity leadership includes founding the MLK Hall of Fame at FIU  and serving as a Trustee of the Microbiology Society (UK) and Royal Society of Biology. She was part of the Trustee board that led the governance restructuring of the Microbiology Society.

She has chaired and co-chaired the biennial [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7481743/ Pseudomonas Conference], which has attracted participants from over 31 countries. She has secured over $3.8 million in external funding, holds six patents, and has mentored over 175 professionals from diverse backgrounds. Her post-conflict educational work in Liberia and her sustained leadership in Asia-Pacific scientific networks (across 10 countries and spanning over 20 years) demonstrate her commitment to building capacity in the Global South and fostering authentic international partnerships. Provided by Wikipedia