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Charles P. Gerba, Ph.D.


Charles P. Gerba, Ph.D. is a Professor of Environmental Microbiology in the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Soil, Water and Environmental Science at the University of Arizona. He has been involved in studying the environmental transmission of disease-causing microorganisms for more than 30 years and has published more than 500 scien tific articles in this area. Dr. Gerba has conducted research since 1973 on public restroom hygiene and the transmission of disease in public restrooms, and has published results of this research in peer review journals. Dr. Gerba has served on the Pima County (Ariz.) Board of Health and as a consultant to the World Health Organization, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is a member of the American Academy of Microbiology. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Arizona State University, Dr. Gerba earned his Ph.D. from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.