Shelley Peterson, BSC, MSC

Laboratory Technician
Public Health Agency of Canada
National Microbiology Laboratory
1015 Arlington St.
Winnipeg, MB
Canada R3E 3R2
shelley.peterson@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Biographical Sketch:
2013-present -- Laboratory technologist, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, MB Developed and evaluated a real-time PCR protocol for SNP genotyping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae genes associated with antibiotic resistance. Peterson, SW, Martin, I, Demczuk, W, Bharat, A, Hoang, L, Wylie, J, Allen, V, Lefebvre, B, Tyrrell, G, Horsman, G, Haldane, D, Garceau, R, Wong, T, Mulvey, MR. 2015. Molecular assay for detection of ciprofloxacin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from cultures and clinical nucleic acid amplification test specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol. Aug 2015 Peterson, SW, Martin, I, Demczuk, W, Bharat, A, Hoang, L, Wylie, J, Allen, V, Lefebvre, B, Tyrrell, G, Horsman, G, Haldane, D, Garceau, R, Wong, T, Mulvey, MR. 2015. Molecular assay for the detection of genetic markers associated with decreased susceptibility to cephalosporins in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2015.