Dr. Merve S. Zeden is a microbiologist specializing in the study of how Staphylococcus aureus responds to antibiotics and environmental stressors. During her PhD, Dr. Zeden investigated cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP), a signaling molecule present in many bacterial species and thought to contribute to cell survival. Dr. Zeden discovered the mechanism by which c-di-AMP is essential…