Jane Emily Hill was born in Sydney, Australia. After completing two years of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Jane moved to the US, whereupon she finished her BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Environmental Management and Policy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After running a small bioremediation waste clean-up company for a few years, Jane returned to the university to learn more about the fascinating world of microorganisms. She completed her PhD at Yale University in 2006 with Menachem Elimelech and then worked with Jordan Peccia at Yale for a short but interesting post-doctoral experience. Jane now works in the School of Engineering at the University of Vermont, where she heads an environmental microbiology and biotechnology group.

Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility -
Bacteria locomotion

Lung Biology -
Infection of the lung by bacterial pathogens: volatile metabolome, lung
as ecosystem, body as nutrient

Microbial Pathogenesis -
Infection of the lung by bacterial pathogens: volatile metabolome, lung
as ecosystem, body as nutrient

Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling -
Inositol phosphates in the lung: bioavailability and siderophore activity