Carey-Ann Burnham is a clinical microbiologist, and a professor of Pathology and Immunology, Molecular Microbiology, Pediatrics and Medicine in Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.

Carey-Ann Burnham
CitizenshipCanadian, American
Alma materUniversity of Alberta (B.Sc., 2002)

University of Alberta (Ph.D., 2007)

Washington University School of Medicine (Fellowship, 2009)
Known forPathogen identification
Scientific career
FieldsPathology & Immunology, Clinical Microbiology, Medicine

Education edit

Burnham earned her Ph.D. in medical sciences at the University of Alberta in 2007. Later, she pursued fellowship training in clinical microbiology at Washington University, which she completed in 2009.[1][2]

Career edit

Burnham is a professor of Pathology and Immunology, Molecular Microbiology, Pediatrics and Medicine at Washington University.[3] She is the medical director for the clinical microbiology laboratory at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the program director for the CPEP fellowship at Washington University.[4][2]

Research edit

Burnham's research is focused on rapid pathogen identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing to prevent infectious diseases. Burnham edited the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, the Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, and the Manual of Clinical Microbiology.[4] She is the co-editor of the textbook The Dark Art of Blood Cultures, which received praise in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, where Stephen M. Brecher called the work, "a wonderful historical perspective of the past, present, and future of blood cultures."[5] She has had her work on the topic of diagnostic and clinical microbiology published over two hundred times.[4]

Memberships edit

Burnham has held senior positions and leadership roles in several professional organizations, including the American Society for Microbiology, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, the American Academy of Microbiology, and the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists.[4]

Awards and honors edit

  • 2018 Elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology[6][7]
  • 2020 American Society for Microbiology Award for Research and Leadership in Clinical Microbiology[8]
  • Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists Ellis S. Benson Award[9]
  • "40 Under 40" honoree by the American Society for Clinical Pathology[10]

Selected publications edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Carey-Ann Burnham, Ph.D., D(ABMM)". ASM.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. ^ a b "Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD | Pathology & Immunology | Washington University in St. Louis". pathology.wustl.edu. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Carey-Ann Burnham". Research Profiles at Washington University School of Medicine. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ a b c d "Project: Accelerating the Development of Rapid Diagnostics to Address Antibiotic Resistance - A Workshop". www8.nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ Brecher, Stephen M. (March 2018). "Waltzing around Sacred Cows on the Way to the Future". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 56 (3): e01779–17. doi:10.1128/JCM.01779-17. PMC 5824060. PMID 29237786.
  6. ^ "Congratulations to ECOGIG's Project Director!". ecogig.org. January 22, 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  7. ^ "American Academy of Microbiology list of fellows". American Society for Microbiology. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Munson, Erik (2020-04-23). "2020 American Society for Microbiology Awards Program Honorees in Clinical Microbiology". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 58 (5). doi:10.1128/jcm.00082-20. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 7180258. PMID 31996438.
  9. ^ "Previous Award Winners". ACLPS. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Burnham named a top young pathologist - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2022.