Technical Specialist
Johns Hopkins Hospital
My name is Katharine Uhteg, MS, SMB (ASCP), and I am the Molecular Technical Specialist for the Microbiology lab in the Johns Hopkins Hospital. In my role I develop molecular assays for the Microbiology lab, inlcluding both new assay development and optimization of laboratory developed tests. My background is in clinical virology, but my role encompasses Microbiology as a whole. I will be presenting a poster on a multiplex end-point PCR assay for detection of 21 fungi from BALs.