Masters Student

Eric is from the phenomenal state of Massachusetts (Go Sox), from there he moved to North Carolina for Uncle Sam.  Eric spent 5 years as a U.S. Army Paratrooper at the beautiful Fort Bragg.  After the Army Eric took some time off to explore his soul, and once his soul was discovered he pursued education.  Eric received a BS in Economics from East Carolina University (Go Pirates) in 2004.  After ECU, Eric moved to Charlotte to work for big business, and when he discovered that business was not a “bag of chips” after all, he went back to school to pursue his first love; science.  Eric received his BS in Biology from UNCC in 2008, and is currently in the MS program for Microbiology.  He is continuing his research in Dr. Oliver’s lab where he started as an undergrad.  Eric is studying the effects of the quorum sensing molecule AI-2, and biofilm formation by the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus.  In addition, Eric is working on the identification and quantification of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus from North Carolina coastal water samples.