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Nancy L. Wengenack, Ph.D.

  1. Microbiologist

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Dr. Wengenack is a clinical microbiologist with interests in mycobacteriology and mycology. Her clinical laboratory performs testing ordered by physicians including phenotypic and rapid molecular diagnostics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, nontuberculous mycobacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi. Antimycobacterial and antifungal drug susceptibility testing is also performed.

  • Mycobacterial and fungal diagnostics
  1. 2002
    ResidentClinical Microbiology-PhD, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2002
    Post-doctoral Fellowship - Clinical MicrobiologyMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 2000
    PhDBiochemistry Program, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Programs, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  4. 2000
    Predoctoral StudentBiochemistry Program, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Programs, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Certifications

  1. 2006
    Medical MicrobiologyAmerican Board of Medical Microbiology

Awards and honors

  1. 2024
    Outstanding Physician/Scientist Educator AwardMayo School of Health Sciences
  2. 2017
    FellowAmerican Academy for Microbiology
  3. 2012
    FellowInfectious Diseases Society of America

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - present
    Nomenclature of Clinical Fungi Working GroupInternational Society for Human and Animal Mycology
  2. 2024 - present
    MemberMedical Lab Science Program Advisory Committee, Medical Laboratory Science Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  3. 2023 - present
    Member, Clinical Laboratory LiaisonAssociation of Public Health Laboratories, Tuberculosis Subcommittee
  4. 2022 - 2024
    Invited MemberDocument Development Committee on MALDI-TOF MS in Microbiology, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
  5. 2020 - present
    ChairClinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Mycobacteria AST Working Group

Publications

Research activities

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