Bibiana Gonzalez-Ramirez

Clinical Reference Lab Supervisor

Email: bibiana.gonzalez-ramirez@uttyler.edu
Department: Mycobacteria and Nocardia Laboratory

Clinical and/or Research Interests:

During my master's program, I rotated in the Mycobacteria/Nocardia Laboratory, where I began a project on nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Gyrase subunits associated with fluoroquinolone resistance.

After graduating in 2019, I worked as a Research Associate performing molecular identification of NTM, Nocardia, and other aerobic actinomycetes using targets such as 16S rRNA, erm(41), rpoB, and hsp65. I also supported QA/QC and Quality Management activities in compliance with CLIA regulations and CAP accreditation standards.

Currently, as Clinical Reference Laboratory Supervisor, I oversee molecular diagnostics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing workflows. My current work includes an erm(55) study on inducible macrolide resistance and the development of SOPs and protocols for whole genome sequencing (WGS) and Oxford Nanopore sequencing.