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Professor of Pathology & Immunology

Divisions

Laboratory and Genomic Medicine

Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Titles

Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Medicine

Washington University, Institute for Public Health

Washington University, Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences

Education

B.Sc., Medical Laboratory Science (With Distinction): University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2002)

Ph.D., Medical Sciences (Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology): University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2007)

Fellowship in Clinical Microbiology: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2009)

Boards

Diplomate, Americian Board of Medical Microbiology, 2009

Recognition

The American Society for Microbiology/Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Young Investigator Award

Washington University Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Teacher of the Year

The Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) Ellis S. Benson Award

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Outstanding Speaker Award

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) “40 Under 40” Honoree

Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA)

Distinguished Educator Award (Graduate Medical Education/ Residents or Clinical Fellows), Washington University School of Medicine

Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (AAM)

Research Interests

My research efforts are focused on the transmission and epidemiology of multi-drug resistant bacteria, with a focus on the diagnosis and epidemiology of Clostridium difficile and Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Selected Publications

WashU Medicine Profile

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