He received his Ph.D. from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic. He did his postdoctoral training at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia. Dr. Nguyens has over 37 publications and is funded by the NIH and several foundations. Dr. Nguyens research is focused on antibiotic resistance and virulence mechanisms of pathogenic bacteria.