Lisa Pedigo Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

Subject matter expert for Microbiology method validation

• Explore use of photodynamic therapy as a treatment for periodontal disease, wound healing, decolonization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other diseases.
• Develop assays and evaluate treatment parameter efficacy against planktonic and biofilm cultures of a variety of organisms including anaerobes and resistant organisms
• Manage initiation of GLP SOPs for new laboratory. Create SOPs for equipment qualification, investigations, training etc. Administer equipment calibration and preventive maintenance.
• Prepare technical reports and present results; assist with patent applications and writing papers for journal submissions. Familiar with Agile document control system.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams to perform risk analysis and design review activities. Develop and implement design verification/ validation test plans.
• Train and mentor lab staff

• Managed daily operation of contract research lab. Supervised staff.
• Designed and conducted research studies in a wide variety of microbiology fields such as disinfectant testing, food safety microbiology, food borne pathogen screening, identification and susceptibility testing of MRSA.
• Committee Chairperson for Animal Care Committee. Assisted with in vivo small animal studies and maintained small animal vivarium in accordance with USDA requirements.
• Consulted with clients to develop research projects, diagnose problems and provide customer service. Communicated test results to scientists and nonscientists.
• Knowledgeable with test procedures from FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual, AOAC, ASTM, Standard Methods for Water and Wastewater, USP and various rapid detection and identification methods for bacteria.

• Isolated actinomycete and fungal strains from diverse natural substrates. Set up fermentations and prepared extracts to be used in high-throughput natural products screening programs. Developed novel isolation.
• Streamlined strain management process to optimize diversity for multiple natural products discovery programs. Maintained cryopreserved culture inventory.
• Assisted with set up of new GLP cell banking and viral clearance study laboratories

• Isolated and identified bacterial and fungal isolates from clinical specimens.
• Coordinated with contract laboratory facilities, prepared technical documents, verified data and prepared status reports.
• Developed an in vitro model to assess the prophylactic potential of antifungal products in the human nail.
• Identified fungal isolates form ongoing clinical trials to determine patient entry qualification and drug efficacy
• Preformed susceptibility testing on bacterial and fungal clinical isolates, USP microbial limits testing, bioburden testing.
• Assisted in supplying over 100 clinical laboratories for several clinical evaluations of new drugs

• Directly responsible for hiring, training and supervising second shift, bacteriological media and weekend technicians.
• Performed USP microbial limits testing, antimicrobial effectiveness testing, rate of kill studies, use dilution tests and sensory evaluation of food shelf life studies, food pathogen screens.