Edith Porter, M.D.
California State University Los Angeles
Dr. Edith Porter received her M.D. from University of Mainz in 1989. She went on to a fellowship in Medical Microbiology (1989-1993) and then a postdoctoral fellowship with Tomas Ganz at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine (1993-1994). She currently serves as Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, at California State University Los Angeles (CSULA). She is also a member of the CSULA Academic Senate, Institutional Review Board and College Steering Committee.
Porter has mentored 68 undergraduate and master’s students since 2001 and has published 52 peer-reviewed publications. Her research in mucosal innate immunity has advanced the field of antimicrobial lipids as effectors of the innate immune system
Porter is a member of 海角社区appand the Southern California Branch of ASM, as well as the American Association of Immunologists. She received the 1994 Boehringer-Ingelheim Award, the Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research in 2000, the Gordon Research Conferences Travel Award (2004 and 2017), a Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Mentorship in 2016 and the 2019 AAI Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award.
Porter has mentored 68 undergraduate and master’s students since 2001 and has published 52 peer-reviewed publications. Her research in mucosal innate immunity has advanced the field of antimicrobial lipids as effectors of the innate immune system
Porter is a member of 海角社区appand the Southern California Branch of ASM, as well as the American Association of Immunologists. She received the 1994 Boehringer-Ingelheim Award, the Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research in 2000, the Gordon Research Conferences Travel Award (2004 and 2017), a Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Mentorship in 2016 and the 2019 AAI Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award.