Dr. Crow worked as a collaborator with Dr. George Pierce, in both the development of recombinant vaccines and the production of microbial catalysts to delay fruit ripening and potentially alter other deleterious biological processes. His role was primarily basic microbiological processes, chemical and bioassay development, and metabolic function in yeast and filamentous fungi.
Dr. Crow studied the disinfection of medical devices primarily from the point of developing novel rapid methods. He worked as a Professor at Georgia State University for 42 years. He became involved in the study of microbial interactions in colonization of surfaces and the human body and subsequently focused on the application of microbial processes to understand applied problems.
During the ten years prior to retirement in 2016, Dr. Crow’s focus evolved to encompass industrial and applied microbiological problems and development of intellectual property. While He officially retired August 1, 2016, Dr. Crow remained active in research related to expanding and commercializing delayed ripening and microbial control technology. He published over 90 articles in refereed journals and has been PI or CO PI on 22 sponsored projects, accounting for over $4,000,000 direct cost.
Dr. Crow passed away on April 18, 2023.
Education
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Post-Doctoral Fellow 1974-1975 Microbiology
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Ph.D. 1974 Marine Sciences
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. M.S. 1971 Food Science
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. B.S. 1969 Biology
Dr. Crow had over 50 years of experience in applied and environmental microbiology. He held many elected offices, positions and honors: