Sandy Jirsa

University of Iowa
University Hygienic Lab
102 Oakdale Campus
H101 OH
Iowa City, IA
USA 52242
Email: sjirsa@uhl.uiowa.edu

Biographical Sketch:
3/01-present Public Health Microbiologist III, University Hygienic Laboratory Responsibilities are as follows: Supervises programs and personnel associated with public health laboratory diagnostic testing for the isolation, detection and identification of infectious viral, chlamydial, and mycoplasmal agents of human infection, with special reference to national and public health concern. Supervises programs and personnel to accomplish laboratory testing to detect the presence of enteric viruses in environmental samples. 07/96-03/01 Public Health Microbiologist II, University Hygienic Laboratory Supervised and performed laboratory diagnostic testing for the isolation, detection and identification of infectious viral, chlamydial, mycoplasmal agents of human infection. Supervised and performed testing to detect the presence of enteric viruses in environmental samples. 06/90-07/96 Public Health Microbiologist I, University Hygienic Laboratory Supervised and performed laboratory diagnostic testing for the isolation, detection and identification of infectious viral, chlamydial, mycoplasmal agents of human infection. 03/76-06/90 Laboratory Technician IV, University Hygienic Laboratory Supervised and performed propagation and maintenance of cell cultures and virus isolation and detection procedures. 04/72-03/76 Laboratory Technician III, University Hygienic Laboratory Performed propagation and maintenance of cell cultures and virus isolation and detection procedures. 03/67-04/72 Laboratory Technician II, University of Iowa Performed chemical analysis of specimens for lipid research.