%0 Journal Article %T Interview: Rita Colwell %A Milad Alucozai %J JPUR : Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research %D 2012 %I Purdue University Press %X Dr. Rita Colwell is a renowned microbiologist and infectious disease expert as well as a Purdue Alumna. She served as the 11th director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1998 to 2004. Currently, she serves as the President and CEO of CosmosID and is a Distinguished Professor at both the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. %U http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1063&context=jpur