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Biographical Sketch: Biosketch
Jean B. Patel, PhD, D(ABMM)
Education:1985-89, Honors B.S. Marquette University (Medical Technology)
1990-95, Ph.D. Emory University (Immunology & Molecular Pathogenesis)
Previous Experience:
1989 Bacteriologist, City of Milwaukee Health Department
1990 Medical Technologist, Clinical Microbiology, Milwaukee County Hospital
Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:
1995-1997 Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Microbiology, Laboratory of William E. Goldman, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis
1997-1999 Fellowship in Medical & Public Health Microbiology, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Faculty Appointments:
1999-2002 Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Clinical and Research Appointments:
1999-2002 Assistant Director of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Nov 2002- April 2002 Microbiologist, Anti-Infectives Investigation Section, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
May 2002 - present Leader, Antimicrobial Resistance Team, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Professional Certification:
1989 Medical Technologist (American Society of Clinical Pathologists)
2001 Diplomate (American Board of Medical Microbiology)
Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies, Committees, or Advisory Boards:
American Society for Microbiology, 1992 - present
Advisor to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Subcommittee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 2005 – 2007
Member of the CLSI Subcommittee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 2007 – present
Member, American Academy of Microbiology Committee on Postgraduate Education Programs, 2007