Arthur Guruswamy's guest appearances

Arthur Guruswamy

Meet the Microbiologist

Jessica Green

Rob Knight

Pat Brown

Pratik Shah

Peter Hotez

David Baker

Elizabeth Edwards

Carl Zimmer

John Rawls

James Collins

Jonathan Eisen

Charles Bamforth

Paul Turner

Carl Bergstrom

Andrew Read

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Arthur Guruswamy is a clinical microbiologist in Virginia’s Department  of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services and the  winner of ASM's Scherago-Rubin Award in recognition of an outstanding,  bench-level clinical microbiologist.  His particular interest lies in  mycobacterial and fungal diseases, including tuberculosis.  In  his work, Mr. Guruswamy places a lot of emphasis on helping others.  A  while back, he traveled to his native Sri Lanka to train clinic staff in  the use of a rapid, low tech method for identifying cases of  tuberculosis.  Using this method has probably saved many lives, since  staff Mr. Guruswamy trained can now treat their patients quickly and  avoid the three to four week wait for culture results.  Mr.  Guruswamy is also involved in ASM’s Minority Mentoring Program so he can  offer younger scientists the kind of assistance he says he got from  other ASM members back at the beginning of his own career, when he  arrive in the United States with less than $50 in his pocket.  In  this interview, I asked Mr. Guruswamy about his work at the state lab  in Virginia, about tuberculosis in this country, and about why he saw  more unusual clinical cases during his time working at the Mayo Clinic  in Minnesota than he has during any other phase of his career.

<p>Arthur Guruswamy is a clinical microbiologist in Virginia’s Department  of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services and the  winner of ASM's Scherago-Rubin Award in recognition of an outstanding,  bench-level clinical microbiologist.  His particular interest lies in  mycobacterial and fungal diseases, including tuberculosis.  In  his work, Mr. Guruswamy places a lot of emphasis on helping others.  A  while back, he traveled to his native Sri Lanka to train clinic staff in  the use of a rapid, low tech method for identifying cases of  tuberculosis.  Using this method has probably saved many lives, since  staff Mr. Guruswamy trained can now treat their patients quickly and  avoid the three to four week wait for culture results.  Mr.  Guruswamy is also involved in ASM’s Minority Mentoring Program so he can  offer younger scientists the kind of assistance he says he got from  other ASM members back at the beginning of his own career, when he  arrive in the United States with less than $50 in his pocket.  In  this interview, I asked Mr. Guruswamy about his work at the state lab  in Virginia, about tuberculosis in this country, and about why he saw  more unusual clinical cases during his time working at the Mayo Clinic  in Minnesota than he has during any other phase of his career.</p>

MTS32 - Arthur Guruswamy - Mycobacterial and Fungal Pathogens