I've been fortunate to have had an exciting career using cutting edge biotechnology to develop new human diagnostic tests.  Many of the tests I worked on created new medical information and had a positive impact on world public health. I worked in the biotechnology industry at Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., and Luminex Corporation for more than 30 years, developing Polymerase Chain Reaction-based in vitro diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, blood donor screening, oncology and genetic disorders. My first major project was to lead the development of the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR™ Test, the first FDA-cleared diagnostic test for HIV-1 viral load. The test was used to assess risk for disease progression and response to anti-viral therapy, and it became the standard of care for HIV-infected patients around the world.

• AMPLICOR™ Chlamydia trachomatis Test
• COBAS® AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test
• COBAS® TaqMan® HIV-1 Test
• LightCycler® SeptiFast Test
• COBAS AmpliScreen HIV-1, COBAS AmpliScreen HBV and COBAS AmpliScreen HCV
• cobas® TaqScreen MPX Test on the COBAS s201 System
• cobas® TaqScreen WNV Test on the COBAS s201 System
• AmpliChip p53 Test
• COBAS® TaqMan® HIV-1 Test, version 2.0 For Use with The High Pure System
• cobas® HCV GT, HCV Genotyping Test for use on the cobas® 4800 System
• cobas® Factor II and Factor V Test for use on the cobas® 4800 System
• QXDx BCR-ABL %IS Kit
• VERIGENE II Gastrointestinal Flex Assay

Teaching Experience, Credentials, and Certifications

Education

• ​2021: Graduate of the Teaching Credential program at the College of Education and Allied Studies, California State University, East Bay​
• 1987: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cell and Developmental Biology, Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, NJ​
• 1986: Ph.D., Molecular Microbiology, Tufts University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA​
• 1977: B.A., Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA