Richard V. Goering, Ph.D.

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Appointment(s) and Titles:

Professor, Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Molecular Epidemiology

Education:

B.A.: Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
M.S.: Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Ph.D.: Iowa State Unniversity, Ames, Iowa

Research Interests:

My laboratory is actively involved in the application of molecular techniques to the epidemiology and diagnosis of infectious diseases (i.e., molecular epidemiology). In addition, we are currently involved in a number of projects assessing mechanisms of gram-positive microbial resistance to antimicrobial agents with emphasis on staphylococci and staphylococcal diseases. We are especially interested in the impact genomics will have on these areas of investigation.

Selected Publications:

Cooper, K.F.C. and R.V. Goering. 2003. Development of a universal probe for electronic microarray and its application in characterization of the Staphylococcus aureus polC gene. J. Molec. Diag. 5:28-33.

Moland, E.S., N. Hanson, V. Herrera, J. Black, T. Lockhart, A. Hossain, J. Johnson, R.V. Goering, and K.S. Thomson. 2003. Plasmid-Mediated Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing ß-lactamase, KPC-2, in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 51:711-714.

Mims, C., H.M. Dockrell, R.V. Goering, I. Roitt, D. Wakelin, M. Zuckerman. 2004. Medical Microbiology. 3^rd ed. Elsevier Mosby, London.

Goering, R.V. 2004. Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis. In D.H. Persing, F.C. Tenover, J. Versalovic, Y. Tank, B. Unger, D. Relman and T.J. White (eds.), Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles and Practice. ASM Press, Washington, D.C. Chapter 15, pp. 185-196.

Wolter, D.J., E.S. Moland, R.V. Goering, N.D. Hanson, and P.D. Lister. 2004. Multidrug resistance associated with mexXY expression in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a Texas hospital. Diag. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 50:43-50.

Hossain, A., M..J. Ferraro, R. M. Pino, R. B. Dew, III, E. S. Moland, T.J. Lockhart, K.S. Thomson, R.V. Goering, and N.D. Hanson. 2004. Plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzyme KPC-2 in an Enterobacter sp. Antimicrob.Agents Chemother. 48:4438-4440.

Tenover, F.C., L. K. McDougal, R.V. Goering, G. Killgore, S.J. Projan, J.B. Patel, and P. M. Dunman. 2006. Characterization of a Widely Disseminated Strain of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the United States. J. Clin. Microbiol. 5:28-33.108-118.

Singh, A., R.V. Goering, S. Simjee, S.L. Foley, and M.J. Zervos. 2006. Application of Molecular Techniques to the Study of Hospital Infection. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 19:512-530.

Bonnstetter, K.K., D.J. Wolter, F.C. Tenover, L.K. McDougal, and R.V. Goering. 2007. Rapid Multiplex PCR Assay for Identification of USA300 Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates. J. Clin. Microbiol. 24: (in press).

Links:

The Sanger Centre

Multi-Locus Sequence Typing Site

ESGEM – Study Group

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