Dr. Shawn Clark

Clinical Microbiologist
Microbiology and Laboratory Services

Shawn Clark
ON WHY PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO IS IMPORTANT

PHO is an exciting and dynamic environment that is extremely rewarding. As a Clinical Microbiologist at PHO, I am able to work with multidisciplinary teams that together provide sound scientific and technical advice to protect the health of Ontarians. This includes performing research that can lead to improved diagnostic laboratory testing for infectious agents and monitoring of their activity in Ontario.

Areas of Expertise

  • Molecular microbiology
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
  • Arthropod-borne viruses and viruses associated with hemorrhagic fevers

Appointments

  • Assistant professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto

Academic Degrees and Accreditations

  • Fellow, Canadian College of Microbiologists (FCCM)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Respiratory infections), University of Toronto
  • Master of Science (Molecular microbiology), Ryerson University

PHO Research Interests

  • Use of next-generation sequencing and other molecular methods to detect, characterize and survey pathogens of public health significance
  • Diagnostic laboratory testing for arthropod-borne viruses
  • Detection of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, assessment of current trends in antimicrobial resistance and new approaches for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacterial pathogens
  • Laboratory quality improvement
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Updated 9 Oct 2024