Regis P. Kowalski, MS, M[ASCP], is a research professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, and the executive director of The Charles T. Campbell Eye Microbiology laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His special interests are diagnostic microbiology, animal models, and pharmaceutical research. His résumé includes book chapters, peer-reviewed publications, and meeting presentation on the international level. His credentials include being an ad hoc reviewer for many ophthalmic journals, with expertise in ophthalmic microbiology. Society memberships include the Ocular and Immunology Group (OMIG), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER), and the International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ISOPT).