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Salika M. Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM)
Medical Director, Microbial Amplified Detection, AFB
Assistant Professor (Clinical), University of Utah School of Medicine
Education
Doctorate Degree—Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Research Fellowship—Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Fellowship—Medical and Public Health Microbiology, University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories
Current/Past Roles
Adjunct Professor (Clinical), Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine
Research and Development Scientist and Study Coordinator, ARUP Laboratories
Certifications/Affiliations
American Board of Medical Microbiology
Research Interests
Implementation of novel molecular assays for pathogen detection in clinical laboratories
Molecular testing for sexually transmitted infections
Mycobacteriology diagnostics and susceptibility testing
Clinical research for diagnostic assays and devices in process for FDA approval
Recent Publications
Kukull B, Shakir SM, Hanson KE. Performance of non-nasopharyngeal sample types for molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 . Clin Lab Med . 2022;42(2):249-259.
Shakir SM, et al. Multicenter evaluation of a gradient diffusion method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Helicobacter pylori . Microbiol Spectr . 2022;10(2):e0211121.
Shakir SM, et al. Clinical laboratory perspective on Streptococcus halichoeri, an unusual nonhemolytic, Lancefield Group B Streptococcus causing human infections . Emerg Infect Dis . 2021;27(5):1309-1316.
Liu BM, et al. The brief case: Capnocytophaga sputigena bacteremia in a 94-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, pancytopenia, and bronchopneumonia . J Clin Microbiol . 2021;59(7):e0247220.
Shakir SM, et al. Combined self-collected anterior nasal and oropharyngeal specimens versus provider-collected nasopharyngeal swabs for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 . J Clin Microbiol . 2020;59(1):e02291-20.
Hanson KE, et al. Self-collected anterior nasal and saliva specimens versus health care worker-collected nasopharyngeal swabs for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 . J Clin Microbiol . 2020;58(11):e01824-20.
Shakir SM, et al. Evaluation of a novel high-definition PCR multiplex assay for simultaneous detection of tick-borne pathogens in human clinical specimens . J Clin Microbiol . 2020;58(3):e01655-19.