Richard V . Goering, PhD
Professor
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Contact
School of Medicine
Med Microbiology & Immunology
Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Doctorate)
Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Master of Science)
Graduate School
CRISS II - Criss 2 - 514D
Richard V . Goering, PhD
Professor
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Research Focus
My laboratory is actively involved in the application of molecular techniques to the diagnosis, study of antibiotic resistance, and the epidemiological analysis (i.e., molecular epidemiology) of infectious diseases with a special emphasis on Clostridioides difficile, staphylococci, and staphylococcal diseases. We are especially interested in the impact whole genome sequencing (WGS) is having on these areas of investigation. Especially with regard to epidemiological analysis, the use of WGS remains in need of clarified sequencing protocols and guidelines for bioinformatic data analysis and interpretation - areas we are actively pursuing with a variety of collaborators both corporate and academic. We also maintain and curate the website for the signature direct repeat sequence (dru) associated with SCCmec in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (see link below).Examples of the most recent publications can be obtained from this PubMed link.
Links:
Staphylococcal SCCmec-associated dru-typing server
ESCMID Study Group for Epidemiological Markers - ESGEM
ESCMID Study Group for Clostridioides difficile - ESGCD
ESCMID Study Group for Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Diseases - ESGS
ESCMID Study Group for Genomic and Molecular Diagnostics - ESGMD
Department
Med. Microbiology & Immunology
Position
Professor
Articles
- Medicina
Gaber, Y., TumAllah, H.M., AbdelAllah, N.H., Al-Zereini, W.A., Abu-Lubad, M.A., Aqel, A.A., Elkhatib, W.F., Goering, R.V., Soliman, A.M. Emergence and Genomic Characterization of a spa Type t4407 ST6-SCCmec Type IVa Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain Isolated from Al-Karak Hospital, Jordan.
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Presentations
- 144. Goering, R.V., M. Bensaci, H. Patel*, and G. Thorne. Epidemiological Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Tedizolid Clinical Studies. Abstr. 25th Eur. Congr. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. EP086 2015
- A.R. Larsen*, R.V. Goering, L.V. Pallesen, R. Skov. 2005. Ten-year of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST80-IV clone in Denmark. 15th Eur. Congr. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. P1177 2005
- Chatterjee*, S.D. Plummer, B. Heybrock, K. Eischen, and R. V. Goering. 2004. Infection Control Goes Molecular: The Role of Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis in the Practice of Hospital Epidemiology at a Childrens Hospital. 14th Annu. Meeting Soc. Healthcare Epidemiol. Amer. 267 2004
- Chatterjee*, T. Bardon, N. Cornish, S. Plummer, B. Heybrock, K. Eischen, R.V. Goering, S. Lazoritz. 2005. Identification and Control of a Clonal Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections at a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 15th Annu. Meeting Soc. Healthcare Epidemiol. Amer. 125 2004
- 1. Goering, R.V.* and K.L.F. Cooper. 2000. Improved Epidemiological Analysis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by RAPD Using a Thermostable Polymerase with 3 to 5 Proofreading Activity. Fifth Internat. Meeting Bact. Epidemiol. Markers (Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands). S7-02 2000
- 2. Goering, R.V.*, M. Fincham, F. Vandenesch, and J. Etienne. 2000. A Genotypic Comparison of Staphylococcus lugdunensis Clinical Isolates of Diverse Geographic Origin. 10th Eur. Congr. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. MoP338. 2000
- 3. Goering, R.V.* 2000. Genomic Organization of Ribosomal RNA Genes in Staphylococci. 9th Internat. Symp. Staph. and Staph. Infect. #93/HP13. 2000
- 4. Goering, R.V.* 2000. An Integrated Approach to the Epidemiological Analysis of Nosocomial Pathogens Using a Combination of Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis and PCR. Fifth Internat. Meeting Bact. Epidemiol. Markers (Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands). P040 2000
- Presentations at four other Japanese hospitals 10/20/99-10/23/99 1999
- Japan Antibiotics Symposium, 10/19/99; 1999
- University of Tokyo, 10/19/99 1999
- Molecular epidemiology of infectious disease, Copenhagen, Denmark, 10/14/99 1999
- APIC Minnesota, 10/9/99 1999
- ICAAC 9/24/99 1999
- APIC Florida, 9/17/99 1999
- IMSS Mexico City Nosocomial Infection Workshop, 8/24/99-8/29/99 1999
- WIP, 5/5/99 1999
- Mt. Siani Hospital, NY, 4/26/99 1999
- SHEA epiedmiology workshop, 4/17/99 1999
- NYAS, 3/17/99 1999
- NYAS 3/17/99 1999
- ASM, 3/2/99 1999
- Dept. Pathology, CUSOM, 2/18/99 1999
Awards
- “Highly Commended” recognition by The Society of Authors and the Royal Society of Medicine in London
The textbook that I’ve co-authored with others in the UK (i.e., Mims Medical Microbiology) was awarded “Highly Commended” recognition by The Society of Authors and the Royal Society of Medicine in London at a ceremony we all attended on October 18th, 2005 at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.