Dr. Mushtaq Khan is an Associate Professor of Bacteriology in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. He completed his PhD studies in the Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases department at Erasmus University Medical Center and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Bangalore University. His main research interest is epidemiology, specifically the molecular aspects of antimicrobial resistance. In addition, his other interests lie in exploring the human gut microbiome and finding the associations with different diseases and disorders, including colorectal carcinoma. He has 40 publications with 442 citations and an h-index of 10 (Scopus, 13 October 2023).