{"id":2,"date":"2015-02-04T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T16:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~chromero\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2020-08-26T02:45:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T02:45:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-a2192b65\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a2192b65\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-09e86bcb\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-09e86bcb\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-09e86bcb\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-df85c7bd\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-df85c7bd\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 20px\" ><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_custom_1427170973829\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Worlds Ahead   Kalai Mathee\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cE0DfaSKbDQ?start=2&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_custom_heading wpb_content_element vc_custom_1427651014315\" ><h2 style=\"font-size: 16px;color: #2b2c3a;text-align: justify;font-family:Lato;font-weight:300;font-style:normal\"> <strong>A Malaysia native, Dr. Kalai Mathee is a dedicated and demanding professor who has received utmost praise from her students and mentees.<\/strong> She received a B.S. in Genetics and M.S. in Microbial Genetics from the University of Malaya and went on to complete her Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from the University of Tennessee\u2014Memphis under the tutelage of Dr. Martha Howe. She is well-respected in her field, receiving the <em>Mentor of the Year Award<\/em> in 2011, alongside the highest honor for faculty at FIU, the <em>President's Council Worlds Ahead Faculty Award.<\/em> Additionally, Dr. Mathee has distinguished herself by receiving a <em>Passion in Science<\/em> award from New England BioLabs in 2014. <em>Dr. Mathee currently researches Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence mechanisms as Editor of the Journal of Medical Microbiology, and Director of the Global Health Consortium at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University.<\/em><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_custom_heading wpb_content_element\" ><h5 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #484860;text-align: center;font-family:Lato;font-weight:300;font-style:normal\">Academic Positions<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_el_width_100\">\n\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics<\/h4><p>Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University. Miami, FL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founding Director<\/h4><p>Global Health Consortium Florida International University. Miami, FL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Sabbatical as Scientist<\/h4><p>Sabin Vaccine Institute Washington, DC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Sabbatical as Scientist<\/h4><p>Pan American Health Organization (PAHO\/WHO) Washington, DC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Assistant Dean of Student Affairs<\/h4><p>Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University. Miami, FL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor<\/h4><p>Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University. Miami, FL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Associate Professor<\/h4><p>Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University. Miami, FL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2007<\/span><span>2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Sabbatical as Visiting Associate Professor<\/h4><p>Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Associate Professor<\/h4><p>College of Arts and Sciences Florida International University. Miami, FL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2005<\/span><span>1999<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Assistant Professor<\/h4><p>College of Arts and Sciences Florida International University. Miami, FL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2000<\/span><span>1997<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Scientist<\/h4><p>Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby &amp; University Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li> \n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block btn-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/CV_Mathee_2020_February2.pdf\">View Dr. Mathee's full CV<\/a> <\/ul><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_el_width_100\">\n\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vc_custom_heading wpb_content_element\" ><h5 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #484860;text-align: center;font-family:Lato;font-weight:300;font-style:normal\">Education<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_el_width_100\">\n\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dy\"><span class=\"degree\">B.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1984<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Genetics<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Malaya (Prof. T.K. Mukharjee)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dy\"><span class=\"degree\">M.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1986<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Molecular Biology<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Malaya (Prof. Chong-Lek Koh)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dy\"><span class=\"degree\">Ph.D.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1992<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Microbiology and Immunology<\/p><p class=\"where\">The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Prof. Martha Howe)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dy\"><span class=\"degree\">MPH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Health Policy and Management<\/p><p class=\"where\">Florida International University<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dy\"><span class=\"degree\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1993<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"><em>Helicobacter pylori<\/em> Pathogenesis<\/p><p class=\"where\">Tufts Medical School (Prof. Andrew Wright)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dy\"><span class=\"degree\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1994<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"><em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/em> Pathogenesis<\/p><p class=\"where\">The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Prof. Dennis Ohman)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li> \n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<h3><i class=\"fa fa-certificate\"><\/i> Recent Honor<\/h3>\n\n<hr>\n\nDr. Kalai Mathee was just elected as Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Faculty Convocation 2011\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wacRdh0ekiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Ignite Campaign For Faculty and Staff\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nKY_mdug6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_el_width_100\">\n\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(83,31,86);border-color:rgba(83,31,86,0.22);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Malaysia native, Dr. Kalai Mathee is a dedicated and demanding professor who has received utmost praise from her students [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-pagebuilder.php","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":503,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}