John Michael Janda

Background

Janda, John Michael was born on November 4, 1949 in Burbank, California, United States. Son of Bernard Frederick and Mary Ellis (Alexopoulos) Janda.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979.

Career

Assistant professor of clinical microbiology, assistant director of clinical microbiology Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, 1981—1984, associate professor of clinical microbiology, associate director of clinical microbiology, 1984—1986. Research scientist III California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, California, 1986—1998, chief microbial diseases laboratory Richmond, since 1998. Editorial board European Journal Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1990—2007, Manual of Clinical Microbiology 7th-9th edition, 1997-2007, Current Microbiology, 1998-2005, Infection, since 2000, Journal Clinical Microbiology, since 2004.

Program director Postdoctoral Training Program in Clinical and Public Health Microbiology, since 2006.

Achievements

• John Michael Janda has been listed as a noteworthy microbiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Speaker American Society for Microbiology Foundation, 1994—1996. Associate member Bergey's Trust, since 1998. Member International Committee on Systematic Prokaryotes, Enterobacteriaceae, Vibrionaceae, since 2004.

Member church subcommittee St Joseph's Catholic Church, Pinole, California, since 1986. Member American Society Microbiology, Phi Kappa Phi, Mechanical Banks Collectors America.

Interests

• Stamp collecting/philately, golf, travel, music, antiques.

Connections

Married Claudia Beth Kissling, June 2, 1979. Children: Michael Junior, Matthew, Jennifer.

Father:

Bernard Frederick Janda

Mother:

Mary Ellis (Alexopoulos) Janda

Spouse:

Claudia Beth Kissling

child:

Jennifer Janda

child:

Michael Junior Janda

child:

Matthew Janda