Josephine A. Morello Explained
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Josephine Morello, Ph.D., an American microbiologist, is the founder and first editor-in-chief of the American Society for Microbiology's Clinical Microbiology Reviews.[1] She is also a founding co-editor of the Clinical Microbiology Newsletter.[2]
Her expertise is in the area of clinical microbiology.[3] [4] Besides her numerous publications in the field, one of her major achievements was her work on automation in the clinical microbiology laboratory.[5] Because of this, automation is now the standard in clinical microbiology labs.
Biography
In 1969, she was the first woman to earn certification by the American Board of Medical Microbiology.[6] Prior to her long career at the University of Chicago Hospitals, she was an assistant professor of microbiology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. She retired from her positions of hospital laboratories director and Department of Pathology vice chair at the University of Chicago in 2001.
Honors
- Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (1973 to present)
- Board member of the American Board of Medical Microbiology Standard and Examination Committee
- American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Service Award and Professional Recognition Award, American Board of Medical Microbiology[7]
- Pasteur Award for the Illinois Society of Microbiology (1988)[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. American Society for Microbiology. 16 December 2015.
- Web site: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. Elsevier Inc.. 16 December 2015.
- Morello. Josephine. Clinical Microbiology Reviews: genesis of a journal. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 12. 2. 183–186. 10194455. 88913. 1999. 10.1128/CMR.12.2.183.
- Morello. Josephine. Detection of bacteremia by Difco ESP blood culture system. J Clin Microbiol. 1994. 32. 3. 811–818. 10.1128/JCM.32.3.811-818.1994. 8195397. 263129.
- Forbes . Betty A. . Biographical Feature: Josephine Morello, Ph.D . Journal of Clinical Microbiology . November 2014 . 52 . 11 . 3836–3838 . 10.1128/jcm.02549-14 . 4313211 .
- Web site: American Board of Medical Microbiology. American Board of Medical Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology. 16 December 2015.
- Web site: Yee . Karen . Research Guides: Center for the History of Microbiology/ASM Archives (CHOMA): Awards . lib.guides.umbc.edu . 12 January 2024 . en.
- Web site: The Pasteur Award . Illinois Society For Microbiology . 12 January 2024.
