Mel Krajden

Mel Krajden, M.D., is Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is also Medical Director of Hepatitis Services and Associate Medical Director of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory. His research focuses on the prevention and care of hepatitis, human papillomavirus, and human immunodeficiency virus.

Krajden also serves on Health Canada's Expert Advisory Committee on Blood Regulation and Expert Advisory Committee on Cells, Tissues, and Organs. His role on these is because of his "expertise in medical microbiology, immunology, internal medicine and infectious diseases".^[1]

In addition to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, Krajden has been quoted in the lay press on subjects such as human metapneumovirus,^[2] and SARS.^[3]

References

1. ^ Health Canada (2010). "Mel Krajden's entry on the Health Canada's site". http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/brgtherap/activit/com/eaccto-ccecto/memb-eng.php. Retrieved Nov 2010. 
2. ^ CBC News (2008-04-04). "No proof virus was linked to seniors' deaths: B.C. officials". Canada Broadcasting Company. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/04/04/bc-deadly-cold-seniors-deaths.html. Retrieved Nov 2010. 
3. ^ CTV (2003-04-21). "B.C. Doctors work on experimental tests for SARS". Canada Television. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/idol/CTVNews/20030421/sars_experimental_tests_0304. Retrieved Nov 2010. 

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