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Burrows received his bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He completed his Ph.D. studies in microbiology/immunology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and then spent four years as an Assistant Scientist at the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, Germany. In fall 1983, Burrows returned to UAB, ultimately becoming Professor of Microbiology and Genetics. He was director of the Microbiology Department graduate program and the first director of the GBS Immunology Theme graduate program. He is a member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Autoimmunity Center and the Center for AIDS Research.