Mel Krajden,

Research Title
The molecular diagnosis of viruses, assessment of correlates between infection and clinical disease, using molecular markers to monitor anti-viral efficacy in vivo and the use of molecular techniques to track microbial infections for epidemiological purposes.

Primary Position
Associate Director of Laboratory Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

Canadian Blood Services Position
Adjunct Scientist

Alma Mater
PhD, McGill University, 1980-1983

University Appointments
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Interests

Dr. Krajden’s research involves the molecular diagnosis of viruses, the assessment of correlates between infection and clinical disease, the use of molecular markers to monitor anti-viral efficacy in vivo and the use of molecular techniques to track microbial infections for epidemiological purposes. He has particular expertise in quantitative nucleic acid testing of hepatitis B and C viruses and inter-assay evaluation. He has also published in the fields of nucleic acid based detection of cytomegalovirus and hepatitis C virus in blood donors.