Pascale Guiton is a microbiologist and assistant professor at Santa Clara University, where she focuses on both teaching and research.[1] She specializes in parasitology, particularly the study of Toxoplasma gondii.[2] She is the founder and namesake for Guiton Lab, a student laboratory at Santa Clara University that studies Toxoplasma gondii in "a safe and collaborative environment".[2]
After completing her postdoctoral fellowship, Guiton served as a consultant on course videos at Stanford. During this time, she co-authored papers on urinary tract infections in laboratory mice[6][7]. She left in 2016 to serve as an adjunct lecturer at San Jose State University, teaching Human Biology for a year, then became an assistant professor at California State University at East Bay from 2017 to 2022. She is currently an assistant professor at Santa Clara University.[5] While there, she founded the Guiton Lab, a parasitology laboratory dedicated to studying Toxoplasma gondii.[8] Her research focuses on parasite-host interactions and potential treatments.[9]
Contributions to diversity and inclusivity
Guiton actively promotes the inclusion of people of color in scientific research and education. In 2021, she delivered an oral history for Virginia Tech on being mixed race, hoer role in both African and African-American communities, and her aim to promote racial diversity in science.[3] That same year, she wrote a paper in the journal mSphere on her own experiences with discrimination, urging educators to work towards promoting diversity.[10]
Guiton has spoken out about the lack of research surrounding parasites that disproportionately affect black communities, such as Trichomonas vaginalis.[11] She has spoken at panels and contributed to discussions on the systemic gaps in parasitology research, emphasizing the need for more diverse perspectives in science.[11]
↑ Guiton, Pascale (20 January 2021). "mSphere of Influence: No More Excuses-Addressing Race, Racism, and Socioeconomic Issues in the Science Classroom and Library". mSphere. 6 (1).
Guiton, P.s. (2012). Molecular Insights into the Uropathogenesis of Enterococcus faecalis and Escheria coli in the Context of Urinary Catheterization. All Theses and Dissertations.
Guiton, P. S. (2021). MSPhere of Influence: No More Excuses—Addressing Race, Racism, and Socioeconomic Issues in the science classroom and Laboratory. mSphere, 6(1). doi:10.1128/msphere.00010-21
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