David Rogers, Pharm.D., Ph.D., is currently Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.  He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Memphis, received the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis, and the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Microbiology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  He completed an ASHP accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, as well as an ASHP accredited Residency in Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Practice and Fellowship in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dr. Rogers has served on the clinical staff of The University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, and the faculties of the School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Mississippi.  He practices in the area of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Rogers’ research interests include the molecular mechanisms of azole antifungal resistance, immunomodulatory properties of antiinfectives, functional genomics of the host immune response to pathogenic organisms, the use of gene expression profiling for antifungal drug development, and the application of pharmacogenomcis in antiinfective pharmacotherapy.  His research is supported through grants from associations, industry and the federal government.  He has authored over 20 peer reviewed manuscripts, and over 40 scientific abstracts.

Dr. Rogers is a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Society for Microbiology, the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Rho Chi Academic Honor Society, and is currently President of the Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy.  He serves as a reviewer for multiple peer reviewed journals and is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy.