Sam Ratnam, PhD

Advisor
Eastern Health
Public Health Laboratory
100 Forest Road
St. John's, NF
Canada A1A 3Z9
lagoon21@hotmail.com

Biographical Sketch:
2013-present: Advisor, Public Health Laboratory, St. John's NL, Canada. 2004-present: Clinical Professor in Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada. 2008-present: Adjunct Professor,Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 2011-2013: Advisor, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 1993-2011: Director, Public Health Laboratory, Department of Health, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, NL, Canada. 1980-1993: Chief Microbiologist, Public Health Laboratory, Department of Health, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, NL, Canada. Served as chair, co-chair or member of many Canadian national and provincial advisory committees and expert working groups. Author or co-author of over 200 refereed publications, abstracts and reports. Numerous presentations at scientific meetings nationally and internationally.