Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir is currently an Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) Research Fellow at Wayne State University under the tutelage of Dr. Michael J. Rybak PharmD, MPH, PhD. In addition to the completion of the PK/PD fellowship, Jacinda is also completing a Masters’ Degree in Public Health with a focus in Public Health Practice. Upon completion of her PK/PD fellowship Jacinda will be entering an Assistant Professor position at a School of Pharmacy in Southern California. She graduated from the University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy, an accelerated three-year pharmacy program, located in Hartford, CT, and completed her pharmacy residency at the Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC. As an emerging practitioner, her primary research interests include translating her in vitro research, focusing on multidrug-resistant bacteria, to improve patient treatment strategies in vivo. She has also focused her efforts to educating youth in the Detroit area on appropriate HIV-prevention and HIV treatment strategies. Her dedication to improving public health has been recognized by the United States Public Health Services, as she was the 2017 recipient of the USPHS Outstanding Service Award. Additionally, her research has led her to be recognized by the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases one of their 30 under 30 outstanding young scientists, for their ECCMID 2021 31st annual meeting. Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir continues to be an active member of several professional organization including the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Society of Microbiology (ASM), and the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP).