Team Lead
			Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
			Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention
			1600 Clifton Road
			MS-A12
			Atlanta, 
			GA
			USA
			30333
			jwp6@cdc.gov
			
			
Biographical Sketch:
Supervise a team provides reference diagnostics and laboratory capacity strengthening domestically and internationally for the diagnosis of chlamydia and gonorrhea infections.  Research activities are directed to improve the basic understanding of the immunopathologic consequences of these infections and to enhance effective treatment through appropriate drug selection and monitoring for emerging drug resistance.