Nathan P. Wiederhold, Pharm.D
Professor
Fungus Testing Laboratory
Special Chemistry Section Director
Dr. Wiederhold serves as the Director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory, an academic reference mycology laboratory for clinical dianostic testing, including antifungal susceptibility testing, fungal species identification, and antifungal therapeutic drug monitoring. His research focuses on the preclinical evaluation of investigational therapeutic modalities and diagnostic technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections. This includes assessment for activity against a wide range of fungal pathogens, including multi-drug resistant clinical isolates. This work is supported through NIH/NIAID contracts and grants from industry, and they collaborate closely with other researchers in the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Medicine/Infectious Diseases, and Pathology in these studies. The Fungus Testing Laboratory also evaluates for changes in antifungal resistance patterns over time and in the discovery of novel mechanisms of antifungal resistance. Several new species of fungi have also been discovered by the laboratory in collaboration with other international mycology laboratories, both through morphologic/phenotypic assessment and phylogenetic analysis. Dr. Wiederhold serves on the editorial boards for Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, and ASM Case Reports. He is also the currently the Chair of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Antifungal Susceptibility Subcommittee.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2004 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Medical Mycology Research Fellowship - University of Houston & University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2002 - Residency - ASHP Accredited Infectious Diseases Residency - Barnes Jewish Hospital
- 2001 - Residency - ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency - Barnes Jewish Hospital
- 2000 - PharmD - Pharmacy (Cum Laude) - University of Texas at Austin
- 1996 - BA - Biology - University of Texas at Austin
Appointments
- 9/2018 - Professor with Tenure - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pathology, San Antonio
- 1/2013 - Director - Fungus Testing Laboratory, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pathology, San Antonio
- 1/2013 - Adjoint Associate Professor - The University of Texas at Austin, College of PharmacyAustin
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Related Media
- Science & Medicine: San Antonio's fungus lab is on the front line of a growing drug-resistance crisis
- Deadly fungus spreading in Texas now resistant to drugs; San Antonio researchers study new options
- Part 1: Antifungal Resistance Every Pediatrician Should Know
- Part 2: Aspergillus, Ringworn, and Your Differential