Windell Rivera

Windell L Rivera is a Filipino microbiologist and an academic. He is a Professor of Microbiology at the Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Rivera is most known for his research in protozoology and microbiology. Through his works, he has contributed baseline data on various protozoans and disease-causing microorganisms, including the molecular characterization of protozoan pathogens such as ''Entamoeba'' species, ''Trichomonas vaginalis'', ''Cryptosporidium'', ''Acanthamoeba'', ''Blastocystis'' and bacterial pathogens such as ''Salmonella'', ''Leptospira'', and ''Escherichia coli''. His works have been published in academic journals, including ''American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene'', ''Parasitology Research'', ''Frontiers in Microbiology'', and ''Heliyon''. Additionally, he was listed among the top 2% of the World's Researchers in 2020 and 2023 and top 100 Scientists of Asia in 2017. Provided by Wikipedia