Dr. Gustavo Espinoza-Vergara is an Associate Researcher in the lab led by Associate Professor Diane McDougald at The ithree Institute (Infection, Inmunology and Innovation), University of Technology Sydney. The lab investigates the drivers and consequences of bacterial stresses, including interaction with higher organisms with a main focus on the mechanisms of survival and persistence of pathogens in the environment and the impact on virulence and pathogenicity in the host.