Bill Sullivan

Bill Sullivan

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University

Bill Sullivan is a professor at Indiana University School of Medicine and the author of Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are. A Ph.D.-trained molecular biologist and award-winning science communicator, he studies infectious disease and writes for outlets including National Geographic, WIRED, and Scientific American. Sullivan also serves as an editor at PLOS SciComm and on the editorial board of ASBMB Today.

Latest articles by Bill Sullivan

An illustration of bacteria in the gut

Could gut microbes hold the secret to aging well? A researcher unpacks the emerging science

By Bill Sullivan published

A researcher dives into the latest research on how the health of the gut microbiome can influence the aging process.

Aging

Common parasite decapitates human sperm

By Bill Sullivan published

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body.

Reproductive Health
A white man with a beard sits in the driver's seat of a car clutching his forehead. A hand holds a breathalyzer test toward him

Gut bacteria sometimes get people drunk, leading to DUIs and liver disease

By Bill Sullivan published

Sometimes bacteria lurking in people's guts can get them drunk, even if they don't consume any alcohol.

Health
An artistic representation of the amoeba <em>Naegleria fowleri</em>, which causes deadly brain infections.

Why the 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba Is So Deadly

By Bill Sullivan published

Opinion The digestive power of this amoeba is the stuff of nightmares when it plays out in a human brain.

Opinion