Peter C. Iwen, Ph.D.
Phone: 402.559.7774
Email: piwen@unmc.edu

Interests:

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Biosafety Officer, UNMC / UNO
Clinical Microbiology Project Coordinator, The Nebraska
  Medical Center
Associate Director, Nebraska Public Health Lab
Member, Infection Control Committee / UNMC Institutional
  Biosafety Committee / UNMC Safety Committee
Diagnostic Microbiology
Medical Mycology

Research:

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Development of molecular assays for the diagnosis of systemic fungal infections.

Development and evaluation of methods to detect and identify vancomycin resistant enterococci from clinical specimens.

Evaluation of commercial systems for the identification and susceptibility testing of bacteria.

Epidemiological and clinical investigation of nosocomial invasive aspergillosis.

Case studies on rare invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients.

Molecular characterization and pathogenesis of Francisella tularensis.

Education and Training

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B.S., North Dakota State University, 1976

M.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1982

Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2001

M(ASCP), Certified Microbiologist, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1984

SM(NRM), Specialist Microbiologist, American Academy of Microbiology, 1988

CLS/M, Certified Microbiologist, National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel, 1992

National Activities

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Reviewer, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Reviewer, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Reviewer, Medical Mycology

Member, Policy and Planning Committee, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Teaching

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Medical Students: Core two PBL facilitator, Lectures on medical mycology, Co-coordinator of microbiology laboratories

Physician Assistant Students: Coordinator and primary instructor of microbiology laboratories

Pharm D Students: Lectures on chlamydia, streptococci, and medical mycology

Pathology Residents: Mentor on research projects