Dr. Scott Jackson

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Scott Jackson joined NIST in May of 2014 after 11 years as a principal investigator with the FDA.  At FDA, his research focused on characterizing the global genomic diversity of enteric pathogens, with applications for food safety, bioforensics and public health.  At NIST, Scott is currently the leader of the Complex Microbial Systems Group in the Biosystems and Biomaterials Division.  In this current role, Scott is leading efforts to improve microbiome and metagenomic measurements by organizing inter-lab studies, developing reference materials and reference methods, and developing in vitro tools that allow us to better understand microbial community resilience and evolution.  Scott completed his PhD research in the biochemistry and biophysics departments at The University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University, respectfully, where he focused on the evolution of mobile genetic elements using yeast as a model genetic organism.  Scott performed huis undergraduate studies in Chemistry and Geology at the University of South Carolina