Background

Bankhead, Troy Michael Son of Rodney and Janice Bankhead.

Education

Bachelor of Science, San Diego State University, California, 1997. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, San Diego, 2002.

Career

Graduate research assistant San Diego State University, 1997—2002. Postdoctoral fellow University Calgary, Canada, 2002—2008. Assistant professor Washington State University, Pullman, since 2008.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in generation of first knockout mutant of antigenic variation system in Lyme disease bacterium & first real-time visualization of lyme disease bacterium in a living mammalian host. Research in description of mixed active site in telomere resolvase of lyme disease bacterium, first knockout of telomere resolvase in lyme disease bacterium.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor scientific papers to professional journals.

Membership

Member of Canada Society Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology, American Society Microbiology.

Interests

• Fishing, hiking, travel.

Connections

Married Lendi Marie Shelton, September 10, 1994. Children: Dalton, Kyra, Quinn.

Father:

Rodney Bankhead

Mother:

Janice Bankhead

Spouse:

Lendi Marie Shelton

child:

Dalton Bankhead

child:

Kyra Bankhead

child:

Quinn Bankhead