Nicole Zitterkopf PhD D(ABMM), MPH, MLS(ASCP)
Assistant Professor
Contact
Email
Office Phone
Office Address
PWB 15-160
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States
Titles
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Sciences
Education
Clinical Microbiology Fellowship (CPEP), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
MPH, University of Minnesota || PhD, University of South Dakota School of Medicine
BS Biology, BS Medical Laboratory Science, University of South Dakota
Expertise
Teaching Expertise
Coursework design and delivery of undergraduate, graduate, medical, and community education (hybrid, online, f2f, hands-on clinical laboratory, simulation clinical laboratory).
Clinical Expertise
Executive-level leadership for clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories serving large healthcare organizations (outpatient and urgent/acute care) focused on the creation and execution of novel testing solutions, including virtual care networks, point-of-care telemedicine testing, and digital microbiology/pathology. Operational (administrative, in-patient and outpatient) experience in both fee-for-service laboratory delivery systems and risk-based patient populations. Strategic and operational planning experience for medical laboratory and public health laboratory practices. Experienced CLIA director for high complexity clinical laboratories and technical consultant (CLIA director/SME) for infectious disease testing facilities.
Research Summary
Providing safe, rapid, accurate test results using automation and molecular testing platforms in the clinical microbiology laboratory, best-in-class testing for infectious disease diagnostics, best practice testing for infection disease screening, novel testing using at-home and self-collect sample collection for the detection of sexually transmitted and viral respiratory infections.