{{for|the British general|Robert Burne (British Army officer)}} {{short description|American microbiologist}} '''Robert A. Burne''' is an American microbiologist focusing on molecular mechanisms governing the ability of bacteria that are capable of causing diseases in humans to modulate their virulence in response to environmental influences. As of 2017 he was a Distinguished Professor at University of Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fora.aa.ufl.edu/provost/IndependentFora/Distinguished-Professors |title=Distinguished Professors |publisher=ufl.edu |accessdate=May 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dental.ufl.edu/about/people/faculty/oral-biology/robert-burne/ |title=Robert Burne |publisher=ufl.edu |accessdate=May 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dental.ufl.edu/about/people/faculty/oral-biology/robert-burne/dr-robert-burnes-laboratory/ |title=Lab |publisher=ufl.edu |accessdate=May 14, 2017}}</ref>
Burne received a B.S. in microbiology from Pennsylvania State University in 1981, and a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Rochester in 1987.
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