Kathleen England
TB diagnostics and Laboratory Development, USA
Biography
Kathleen received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from Colorado State University (2009). As a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda,MD) she was involved in the clinical trial program in China, in vitro and in vivo studies to access the anti-TB drug efficacy, and biomarker studies. Kathleen dedicated 8 years to field work and project management as a TB diagnostic and laboratory specialist with Medecìns Sans Frontières, Stanford University School of Medicine, KNCV TB Foundation/USAID projects. She is a member for the WHO Global Laboratory Initiatives (GLI) and other global diagnostic consortiums.
Abstract
Abstract : Understanding the TB diagnostic landscape and priority gaps to achieve the 40 by 2022 goals.