Kin Israel R NotarteKin Israel Notarte completed Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Microbiology from the University of Santo Tomas. He is currently pursuing PhD in Pathobiology (Microbiology and Infectious Disease) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medcine, Baltimore, Maryland. He has published more than thirty technical papers in research areas encompassing microbiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, public health, and evidence-based medicine. He is a reviewer in several journals, including the Journal of Infection and Public Health, Current Research in Microbial Sciences, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He is a member of the Mycological Society of the Philippines, British Infection Association, and the World Society for Virology. In his spare time, he loves to travel, watch anime, and read fictional books. Read More Read Less