Fred Carron Tenover

Background

Tenover, Fred Carron was born on October 28, 1954 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Son of Fred and Mary Georganna (Carron) Tenover.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Dayton, 1976. Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1981.

Career

Laboratory assistant University Dayton, Ohio, 1974-1975. Technician Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, 1975-1976. National research service University Rochester, New York, 1976-1980.

Senior fellow University Washington, Seattle, 1980-1982. Assistant professor University Washington, 1982-1987. Associate chief microbiolgist Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1982-1988, chief molecular biologist, 1988-1990.

Associate professor University Washington, 1987-1990. Chief, Epidemiology & Lab Branch Centers for Disease Control, since 1990. Consultant United States Agency for International Development-Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, 1983-1985.

Visiting scientist Armed Forces Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Bangkok, 1986, voting member National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Consultant World Health Organization on Antimicrobial Resistance Montoring. Member microbiology advisory panel, Food and Drug Administration.

Member panel on emerging antibiotic resistance, IOM.

Achievements

• Fred Carron Tenover has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Bread for the World, Washington, since 1973. IMPACT, Washington, 1975-1980, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1985-1986. Member American Eagle Scout Association, American Society Microbiology (president fellow 1979, member ICAAC program committee, task force on antimicrobial resistance, committee on conference, co-chair conference on molecular diagnostics and therapeutics, 1993, 1997, foundation lecturer, 1994-1996, Bachelor's Degree award for Research in Clinical Microbiology, 2000), Academy Clinical Physicians and Scientists, American Venereal Disease Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Fellow American Academy Microbiology.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, tennis, traveling.

Connections

Father:

Fred Tenover

Mother:

Mary Georganna (Carron) Tenover