Irving Nachamkin

Background

Irving was born in 1953 in New York, United States. Son of Gerald and Sandra Nachamkin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Bridgeport, 1975. Master in Public Health, University North Carolina, 1978. Department of Public Health, University North Carolina, 1980.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow in clinical microbiology Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1980—1982. Assistant professor pathology and laboratory medicine and microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1982—1988, associate professor pathology and laboratory medicine, 1988-1995. Professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, 1995-present. Associate director Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1982-present. Director, Division of Laboratory Medicine, 2009 to present.

Achievements

• Certified American Board Medical Microbiology.

Works

• Other Work

  • Nachamkin I - PubMed - NCBI

    (PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biome...)

Membership

Member of American Society of Microbiology, Eastern Pennsylvania Branch American Society of Microbiology, Infectious Disease Society of America and numerous other professional societies

Connections

married with 2 children

Father:

Gerald

Mother:

Sandra

Spouse:

Diane

References

• Nachamkin I - PubMed - NCBI PubMed comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
  2008
• Campylobacter, Third Edition The understanding of clinical aspects, epidemiology, pathogenesis, genomic diversity, and glycobiology of Campylobacter infection has greatly increased. With the publication of this landmark third edition of Campylobacter, all the new findings, knowledge, and research are brought together in one comprehensive, up-to-date volume. As the number of species within the family has expanded, so has our knowledge of this group of organisms in terms of their physiology, population biology, and diversity. Additionally, new findings on the extent of campylobacter in the food supply, transmission of antibiotic resistant campylobacters from food animals to humans, and control of campylobacter at the food source are included. Organized into six sections with thirty-eight chapters, this volume begins with chapters detailing the campylobacter organism. The next two sections thoroughly describe the clinical and epidemiologic aspects of campylobacter infections, pathogenesis, and immunity. The next section details the emerging field of campylobacter glycobiology, which has provided a structural basis for understanding important polysaccharides and glycolipids from the organism and offers great insight into glycosylation systems, which are present in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The volume then covers ground-breaking work on the molecular analyses of C. jejuni and other Campylobacter species. Finally, the volume addresses the growing body of work on improved food safety and intervention. This volume will be a crucial resource for researchers and clinicians. Hardcover, 716 pages, illustrations, index.