Virology Program - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Program Head:

Mel Krajden, Martin Petric

Section Head:

Annie Mak,Peggy Tsang VS

Staff: 40

Research:

• SARS
• Influenza viruses
• Gastroenteritis viruses
• Hepatitis
• Moleculardiagnosis

Martin Petric, PhDClinical Virologist, BCCDC Laboratory Services, Professor Dept Path & Lab Medicine, UBC, Email: Martin.petric@bccdc.ca

Mel Krajden, MD FRCPCAssociate Director, BCCDC Laboratory Services, ProfessorDept Path & Lab Medicine, UBC, Email: mel.krajden@bccdc.ca

• Culture and identification of viruses from tissues and fluids
• Rapid Respiratory Virus testing by Direct Fluorescent Antibody testing
• PCR, Luminex respiratory virus testing (Influenza A, B, Parainfluenza 1,2,3 , Adenovirus and 14 others)
• Rapid HSV centrifugation-enhanced plate typing test
• Tissue culture for other viruses
• SARS, pandemic Influenza by culture and molecular (PCR) methods
• Electron microscope

• Viral Serology for:
• Hepatitis A,B, C
• Hepatitis genotyping by (PCR)
• HIV
• Parvovirus
• Epstein Barr, Cytomegalovrius
• Measles, mumps
• Herpes (Type Specific)
• HIV and other viral markers for the Organ Donor Programs (Eye Bank of BC, BC Transplant Society)
• Prenatal screen panel for HIV, Rubella, Hep B Surface Antigen

Program Head:

M. Morshed

Section Head:

Quantine Wong

Staff:13

Research:

• Zoonotic diseases
• Syphilis
• Helicobacter pylori

Muhammad Morshed, MSc, PhDClinical ProfessorDept Path & Lab MedicineUniversity of British Columbia

Email: muhammad.morshed@bccdc.ca

• Testing for diseases transmissible from animals to man (zoonoses)
• Vector-Borne diseases: Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Relapsing Fever
• Emerging Pathogens: Syphilis screening and confirmation, Helicobacter pylori
• Unusual bacterial, fungal and parasitic serologies
• Reference services and field studies for zoonotic outbreaks
• Molecular diagnostics for WNV in mosquitoes, syphilis and Borrelia

Hanta Virus

• To describe the different microbiology disciplines
• To outline Core Functions of public health labs, outlining some Why, What and Who’s
• To list provincial, national and international public health partners
• To describe how all microbiology labs collaborate in the public health network
• To let you know what BCCDC and what BCCDC Laboratory Services does (your provincial public health reference microbiology labs)

• Pan Flu Molecular
• Other PH Testing
• Quality
• Surveillance
• Education
• Training
• Next few months
• Meet with PH, Labs

• Judy Isaac-Renton (Director)
• Jeff Stott

(Lab Manager)

• Shelley Tiffin (Leader)
• Alan McNabb (Quality, Molecular)
• Others

Thanks for Your Attention!