I have 34 years of experience, and specialize in the field of infectious diseases with specific knowledge in the areas of laboratory diagnostics, molecular diagnostics and laboratory informatics. I have published on such topics as antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, infections in hospitalized patients and community-acquired infections. I have testified on laboratory diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. I spent several years as an advisor to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on developing laboratory guidelines for forensic microbiology testing following the mail-associated outbreak of anthrax.