Harry L.T. Mobley

Harry L.T. Mobley
Born	Harry Lee Thompson Mobley July 17, 1953 Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Emory University
Scientific career
Fields	microbiology
Institutions	University of Michigan Medical School
Doctoral advisor	Ronald J. Doyle

Harry L.T. Mobley is an American microbiologist and Frederick G. Novy Distinguished University Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan.

Mobley has published more that 285 scientific research articles and 50 book chapters. His publications have been cited over 38,000 times.

Mobley received his Ph.D. at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and conducted postdoctoral work at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Biochemistry and Vaccine Development, after which he joined the faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases and rose to the rank of Professor of Microbiology and Immunology. After 23 years at Maryland, Dr. Mobley was named Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School in 2004, serving in this role until 2019. Dr. Mobley’s research focuses on uropathogenic E. coli and Proteus mirabilis but has also studied Helicobacter pylori and Gram-negative bacterial species causing bacteremia, including E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Citrobacter freundii, and Serratia marcescens.

Awards and honors

• 2002: Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
• 2004: Outstanding Mentor Award, University of Maryland, Baltimore
• 2004–2019: Frederick G. Novy Collegiate Professorship and Chair, University of Michigan Medical School
• 2010–11: President, Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs
• 2011: Candidate for President-Elect, American Society for Microbiology
• 2012: Recipient, University of Michigan Postdoctoral Association Excellence in Mentorship Faculty Award
• 2012: Inductee, Atherton High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame, Louisville, Kentucky
• 2012: Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• 2014: Named Frederick G. Novy Distinguished University Professor by the Regents of the University of Michigan
• 2017: Named American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer
• 2019: Named Frederick G. Novy Distinguished University Professor (endowed chair)