Allied 健康科学

教育

• Post-doctoral Fellowship, Infection & Immunity of Yersinia, Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake NY
• Ph.D. in 微生物学/Immunology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
• M.S. in Clinical 微生物学, University of Rhode Isl和, Kingston RI

课程

• BIO 105微生物 & Me
• BIO 365/663 Medical Mycology 和 Parasitology
• CLS 327/610/612 Clinical 微生物学 I
• CLS 329/620/622 Clinical 微生物学 II
• CLS 400/BHS 730 Principle of Clinical Laboratory Management 
• BHS 790 CLS Capstone

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

项目1

弧菌 parahaemolyticus, a Gram-negative bacterium, is the leading cause of seafood-related bacterial gastroenteritis in the United States. Most commonly associated with the ingestion of raw oysters, this emerging pathogen can causes self-limiting gastrointestinal infection, 伤口感染及, in the immunocompromised host, significant systemic disease leading to death.  Though the frequency of raw oyster consumption is unknown, approximately 20% of the United States population (60 million) are at increased risk of infection due to immunocompromised conditions.  In addition, the CDC has recently reported a 39% increase in the number of culture confirmed 弧菌 感染. 的re is a dearth of literature regarding the host response to infection, the genes required for organism survival within the host, 和 pathogen elimination. Our goal is to characterize the host response to infection that may allow it to evade the host innate responses 和 potentially contributing to pathogenesis by preventing rapid elimination from the infected host.

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2013, 16 & 17: Nominated, University of Delaware Award for Excellence in Teaching & 建议
• 2011 & 2013: American Association of Immunologists, Early Career 教师 Award
• 2007: American Society of 微生物学, Early Career 教师 Award

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

• 2015-17: Program Director, Medical Diagnostics (MDD) & MDD Pre-Physician Assistant
                  部门 of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark DE
• 2014-15: Interim Chairperson, 部门 of Medical Laboratory Sciences
                 University of Delaware, Newark DE
• 2013: Associate Professor with tenure, 部门 of Medical Laboratory Science
            College of 健康科学, University of Delaware, Newark DE
• 2007: Assistant Professor, 部门 of Medical Laboratory Sciences
            College of 健康科学, University of Delaware, Newark DE

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

• American Association of Immunologists
• American Society of 微生物学
• American Society of Clinical Laboratory Sciences