Experts List
email: drowley@uri.edu
phone: 401-874-9228
Research areas: drugs from marine microorganisms
Dr. Rowley focuses on the marine environment for drug discovery, which he says provides an endless bounty of microbes that could lead to the next generation of life-saving medicines. Research topics include microorganisms from unexplored environments, secondary metabolites produced by marine microbes, bacterial chemical communication, and antibiotic drug discovery.