Today, Dr. Kimberly Walker, Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Diagnostics at the University of Delaware, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her interesting path in microbiology, from pathogenic bacteria, to predatory microbes, to Congress, to science policy, and then to educating others about medical diagnostics.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Kimberly Walker
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Links for this episode
- An article about the wonderful Microbial Diversity Course put on by the Marine Biological Laboratories at Woods Hole Massachusetts.
- The website for the Microbial diversity course. Is it not beyond merely awesome?
- An essay I wrote about the late Dr. Abigail Salyers.
- An essay I wrote about the late Dr. Edward Leadbetter.
- An article on the value of mentorship in general and the challenges to be faced. If you would like to dig deeper, here is an entire book on the vital subject.
- An overview about Medical Laboratory careers.
- Here is a link to the Congressional Science Fellows program, for which Dr. Walker was an aide to the late Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota.
- Here is the website for Dr. Alison Weiss, Dr. Walker’s PhD advisor, who was a wonderful mentor.
- Here is the website for Dr. Henry Williams, who was another fabulous mentor to Dr. Walker.
- Here is a link to the forensics lab for which Dr. Walker was on the Advisory Board.
- A link to Lorain County Community College, where Dr. Walker ran the MLT and Phebotomy program.
- A link to the University of Maryland Department of Medical and Research Technology, where Dr. Walker earned her degree and worked for ten years.
- Dr. Walker’s faculty website.
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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