Scientist Receives Shields Award for Work to Fight Drug Resistance
April 8, 2021 María Soledad Ramírez, right, associate professor of biological science, in her campus lab. For infectious disease researcher María Soledad Ramírez, her ultimate goal is to contribute to the fight against drug resistance. A native of Buenos Aires with experience in molecular microbiology and clinical research, Ramírez came to Cal State Fullerton in fall 2014. Since, she has established an active and groundbreaking antibiotic-resistance research program that involves undergraduate and graduate students at every step. With antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing millions of ...