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Frederick Quinn is a Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia, USA. Dr. Quinn oversaw laboratory groups at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigating emerging bacterial disease outbreaks ultimately including tuberculosis. Current research focuses on understanding the pathogenesis and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. bovis and other M. tuberculosis complex species, and non-tuberculous respiratory mycobacterial species such as M. abscessus in various animal hosts with the ultimate goal of developing improved vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostic tests. Current collaborative projects include novel tuberculosis vaccine efficacy testing, developing improved animal transmission models, and understanding the components of zoonotic transmission.