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Thao Truong's academic journey commenced at the University of Washington where her interest in microbiology was ignited as an undergraduate student research assistant. She advanced her education at Harvard University, where her doctoral thesis investigated the balance of elongation and division activities in bacterial cell wall synthesis in Escherichia coli. Following her Ph.D., she completed a clinical microbiology fellowship at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Truong is an integral part of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnosis teams, collaborating with clinical colleagues to assess the impact of novel diagnostic testing methodologies on patient care. Her professional interests encompass medical education, mentorship, science outreach, and diagnostic stewardship. She holds board certifications as a Medical Microbiology Technologist from the American Board of Medical Microbiology and is deeply engaged in research areas related to laboratory test utilization and rapid diagnostics in molecular microbiology.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/Keck School of Medicine of USC • Los Angeles, CA
Trained in clinical microbiology, focusing on molecular diagnosis.
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