Dr. Jeffrey W. Hall was introduced to the wonderful world of microbiology at Oregon State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Subsequently, he entered the Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Ph.D. program at the University of Minnesota. He was fortunate to join a laboratory housed in the Veterinary School where he studied environmental sensing and transcriptional regulation of virulence factors of the animal and human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. As the program was housed in the Medical School, this unique position within the two schools gave Jeffrey the opportunity to learn about and study the animal and human medical fields, two areas of science that are often separated. As a Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award Fellow in the University of Minnesota Dental School, Jeffrey studied environmental sensing of Streptococcus gordonii, a commensal of the oral microbiome. This work led to the publication of data describing a eukaryotic-like sensory mechanism used by S. gordonii and other Gram-positive bacteria to monitor production and secretion of adhesive-molecules as they are placed on the external peptidoglycan wall, which facilitates biofilm formation. Following his fellowship, Jeffrey entered the animal biologics research field as a research scientist. He has worked on the development of novel vaccines, methods for production efficiency improvements, and the implementation and validation of new technologies for production. He currently is the Director of Research and Development for Vetanco USA and oversees the development of their Biotech Vac vaccine platform in the U.S.