Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat
Professor
Pathology
Academic information
- Department: Pathology
Research interests
- Rapid Laboratory Tests for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
About
Biography
My major research and clinical interest focus on the implementation of rapid laboratory tests for the diagnosis of infectious diseases with special interest of low cost tests for use in areas of limited resources and microbial resistance. I am currently the Director of the Immunology and Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratories and I direct the Mycology and Mycobacteriology. My area of expertise is laboratory medicine.
Credentials
Education
- PhD - Molecular Biology and Microbiology
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
- Postgraduate Training Program Fellowship - Clinical Microbiology
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Fellowship - Molecular Microbiology
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
- PharmD
- University of Barcelona, College of Pharmacy, Barcelona, Spain
Research
Research interests
- Rapid Laboratory Tests for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Professional Memberships
- Diplomate, American Board of Medical Microbiology D(ABMM)
Honors and Awards
- American Association of Immunology Travel Award (2018, 2017, 2016)
- Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases Travel Award, PHPID (2017, 2016, 2015)
- AAMC Minority Faculty Development Seminar Travel Grant, Faculty advancement mentoring and engagement (2014)
- Young Investigator Award, Mass Spectrometry Applications to the Clinical Laboratory (2013)
- Travel grant to European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2011)
- Young Investigator Award, Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (2009, 2008)