Bio
Now retired; not working. Formerly Executive Director of Medical Affairs, Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA from 2008-2018.
Administrative Appointments
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Executive Director, Medical Affairs, Cepheid (2015 - 2018)
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Executive Director, Technical Support, Cepheid (2013 - 2015)
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Director of Medical Affairs, Cepheid (2008 - 2013)
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Associate Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Interim Director, Clinical Virology Laboratory, Stanford Univ. Med. Center (2009 - 2010)
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Associate Chair of Pathology for Faculty Development, Department of Pathology (2006 - 2009)
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Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, SUMC (1999 - 2009)
Honors & Awards
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Lifetime Achievement Award, Anaerobe Society of the Americas (2018)
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Lifetime Honorary Medical Staff Appointment, School of Medicine, Stanford (2016)
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Founders' Award, American Society for Microbiology (2012)
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Mickey King Lectureship, South Central Association of Clinical Microbiology (2012)
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Kenneth L. Vosti, M.D. Teaching Award, Stanford Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine (2003)
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BioMerieux Vitek Sonnenwirth Award, American Society for Microbiology (2000)
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Alice C. Evans Award, American Society for Microbiology (1997)
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May Memorial Lectureship, Southern Association of Clinical Microbiology (1996)
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Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America (1992)
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Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis (1996-present)
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Foundation Speaker, American Society for Microbiology (1990-1991)
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Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (1987 - present)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Board Member; Co-founder, Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program (NGO) (2008 - Present)
Professional Education
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B.S., Michigan State University, Med. Micro. & Public Health (1968)
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M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Medical Microbiology (1978)
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Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Medical Microbiology (1981)
Community and International Work
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Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program, Cambodia, Africa, India, Malaysia, others
Topic
Educating resource-poor nations on basic laboratory microbiology
Partnering Organization(s)
WHO, ASM, Global Fund for Security, Merieux Foundation
Populations Served
South East Asia, primarily
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes