Ram Iyer joined the TB Alliance in April 2022.  Prior to joining the TB Alliance, Ram was a scientist and project leader at Entasis Therapeutics Inc (Waltham, MA) managing research activities supporting antibacterial discovery and leading the development of exploratory ideas and pre-clinical research projects.  Ram worked as a senior scientist in the Infectious Disease group at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA) from 2007 to 2015, where he led the development of ideas and approaches to evaluate small molecule permeation and efflux in Gram-negative human pathogens.
Ram earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Houston characterizing the function of bacterial outer membrane porins.  He also trained as a post-doctoral associate at Brandeis University and Tufts University Medical School where he conducted research on bacterial chloride channels and Streptococcus pneumoniae pathogenesis.
His areas of investigation and interests include microbial physiology & pathogenesis, antibiotic drug discovery, mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and human gut microbiome.