He obtained his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from McGill University under the direction of Dr. James Coulton in 2005 where he worked on the structure and function of bacterial iron transporters. In 2009, he completed his post-doctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health working with Dr. SriramSubramanium where they developed novel cryo-electron microscopy techniques to study bacterial chemosensing. His current research focus on microbial cell biology and bacterial biofilm formation, with an emphasis on understanding mechanisms of antimicrobial action and resistance.