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Rate My Professor Ayesha Khan

Vanderbilt University

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5.04/23/2026

Always supportive and understanding.

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About Ayesha

Ayesha Khan is a clinical microbiologist and infectious diseases researcher. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics, and Global Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles in May 2015 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Infectious Diseases from UTHealth MD Anderson Cancer Center in May 2020. Between July 2022 and July 2024, Khan held the position of Clinical Microbiology Fellow in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her academic interests encompass infectious diseases diagnostics, antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, decolonizing medicine and building collectivist community-led health systems, global health, rapid detection surveillance and treatment of multidrug-resistant pathogens, next-generation sequencing and clinical metagenomics, translating basic microbiology research to innovation in patient care, and diagnostic equity and accessibility for marginalized communities.

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