Pathology

Blake W. Buchan, PhD

Instructor of Pathology
Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology
 

Research Interests

• Molecular Diagnostics

Professional Background

• Instructor of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, (2011 – Present)

• Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology, Dynacare Laboratory, (2011 - Present)

Educational Background

• PhD, Microbiology – University of Iowa, (2009)

• Postdoctoral Training – Medical College of Wisconsin, (2009-2011)

Board Certifications

• American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM), Board eligible

Selected Publications

• Buchan, B.W., Ginocchio, C.C., Manii, R., Cavagnolo, R., Pancholi, P., Swyers, L., Thomson, R.B, Anderson, C., Kaul, K., and Ledeboer, N.A.  (2013)  Multiplex identification of Gram-positive bacteria and resistance determinants directly from positive blood culture broths using the Verigene Gram-Positive Blood Culture Test.  Plos Med. (Accepted)
• Buchan, B.W. and Ledeboer, N.A.  (2013)  Advances in the Identification of Clinical Yeast Isolates Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry.  Review.  J. Clin. Micro. (51)5:
• Buchan, B.W., Riebe, K.M., and Ledeboer, N.A.  (2012)  Comparison of matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry to routine biochemical methods for the identification of bacteria from positive blood cultures.  J. Clin. Microbiol.  50(2): 346-352
• Buchan, B.W., Peterson, J.F., Cogbill, C.H., Jannetto, P.J., and Ledeboer, N.A.  (2011)  Evaluation of a microarray-based genotyping assay for the rapid detection of cytochrome P450 2C19 *2 and *3 polymorphisms from whole blood.  Amer. J. Clin. Path. 136(4): 604-608.
• Buchan, B.W., McCaffrey, R.L., Lindemann, S.R., Allen, LA, and B. D. Jones.  (2009) Identification of migR, a regulatory element of the Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain iglABCD virulence operon required for normal replication and trafficking in macrophages.  Infect immune. 77(6): 2517-2529